Accident to the Airbus EC120 registered HB-ZCA on 12/06/2021 at Lausanne-Blecherette

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Swiss authorities:

Loss of yaw control during the approach on the runway before the landing.

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General information
Local date	12/06/2021
Responsible entity	Switzerland - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	Switzerland
Location	AD Lausanne-Blecherette
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2021-0301

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	Switzerland - Heli Lausanne SA
Manufacturer / Model	EUROCOPTER - EC120
Aircraft Registration	HB-ZCA
State of registry	Switzerland
Last departure point	Switzerland - LSGL : Lausanne/Blecherette
Planned destination	Switzerland - LSGL : Lausanne/Blecherette
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number	1092
Operator Type AG	Unknown
Operation Type	Unknown

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.