Accident to the helicopter Airbus AS350 registered PR-CJD on 18/01/2020 at Santa Inês [Investigation led by CENIPA / Brazil]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the authorities of Brazil:

The aircraft was ready for take off from an eventual landing area (ZZZZ), located on a public road, in the municipality of Santa Inês, Rio Branco - AC, to the Plácido de Castro (SBRB) Aerodrome, Rio Branco - AC, at about 1515 (UTC), with five crewmembers on board. After the engine was started, while carrying out the checks before take-off, it happened that a truck collided with the main rotor blades.

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General information
Local date	18/01/2020
Responsible entity	Brazil - CENIPA
State or area of occurrence	South America - Brazil
Location	Santa Inês, Acre
Human consequences	Minor
Number of minor injuries	4
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2020-0031

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Rotorcraft - Helicopter - Small/light Helicopter - Small Helicopter
Operator	Brazil - Other (SECRETARIA DESEGURANÇA PÚBLICA – SESP/AC)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	PR-CJD
State of registry	Brazil
Last departure point	Brazil - Other
Planned destination	Brazil - SBRB (RBR): Rio Branco/Presidente Medici Ac
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	4727
Operator Type AG	Government agency
Operation Type	Specialised Operations (Aerial Work) - Aerial Patrol

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