Accident to the helicopter Airbus AS350 registered CN-HBA and operated by Heliconia Aero Solutions on 24/06/2018 south of Casablanca [Investigation led by BEA / Morocco]
Allumage d'un voyant colmatage du filtre carburant, autorotation, atterrissage dur
Responsible entity
Preliminary data based on the notification from the Moroccan authorities:
L'allumage d'un voyant colmatage du filtre carburant suivi d'une extinction non commandée du GTM en vol a forcé le pilote à effectuer un atterrissage forcé en campagne par autorotation.
The translation below is for information only :
The pilot carried out an autorotation off-field landing after the illumination of the fuel filter clogging light followed by an uncommanded in-flight engine shutdown.