Accident to the Airbus SA315 registered TI-BLF on 15/05/2025 at Mata Limón AD (Costa Rica)

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Costa Rican authorities:

Abnormal contact with the runway.

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General information
Local date	15/05/2025
Responsible entity	Costa Rica - UAI-CETAC
State or area of occurrence	Costa Rica
Location	Mata Limón AD
Human consequences	Serious
Number of serious injuries	1
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2025-0182

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	Costa Rica - Other (Aero Agrícola Costa Rica S.A.)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - SA315
Aircraft Registration	TI-BLF
State of registry	Costa Rica
Last departure point	Costa Rica - MRAO : Aerotortuguero
Planned destination	Costa Rica - MRAO : Aerotortuguero
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	2295
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.