Accident to the Airbus EC120 registered ZP-HEC on 25/11/2025 at Nanawa (Paraguay)

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Paraguayan authorities:

Durante un procedimentio de instruccion, paro del motor en vuelo a baja altura, al realizar un autorotacion para recuperarlo no fue efectivo ocasionando la caida contra el terreno de tierra, la aeronave tuvo danos severas.

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General information
Local date	25/11/2025
Responsible entity	Paraguay - CIPAA
State or area of occurrence	Paraguay
Location	Nanawa
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2025-0517

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	Paraguay - Other (HELITACTICA S.A)
Manufacturer / Model	EUROCOPTER - EC120
Aircraft Registration	ZP-HEC
State of registry	Paraguay
Last departure point	Paraguay - SGAS (ASU) : Asuncion/Silvio Pettirossi
Planned destination	Paraguay - Other (Nanawa)
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	1230
Operator Type AG	Private owner
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Flight Training/Instructional - Dual

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