Accident to the Airbus Helicopters AS350-B3+ registered F-HCSC occured on 16/09/2015 at Tignes (73)

Collision avec le sol lors d’un atterrissage sur une zone de haute altitude

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

Vol local H-ST les Boisses (73)

Lors de l'atterrisage vers 2 400 m d'altitude, l'hélicoptère est déstabilisé par du fort vent, heurte le sol et s'immobilise sur le côté droit.

Final report (FR) (2016/12/27)

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General information
Local date	16/09/2015
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 73 Savoie
Location	Les Boisses
Human consequences	Serious
Number of serious injuries	2
Number of minor injuries	1
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	ARC: Abnormal runway contact, TURB: Turbulence encounter
File number	BEA2015-0574

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter
Operator	France - SAF Hélicoptères
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	F-HCSC
State of registry	France
Last departure point	France (H-S Val Claret)
Planned destination	France (Site "Dos rond")
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	4917
Operator Type AG	Sales/rental/service
Operation Type	Specialised Operations (Aerial Work)

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