Accident to the helicopter Airbus AS365 registered N520CF operated by Air Methods on 26/07/2022 at Collinsville, Ohio

Preliminary data based on the notification from the United States authorities:

Helicopter struck powerline while attempting landing at automobile accident site.

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General information
Local date	26/07/2022
Responsible entity	United States - NTSB
State or area of occurrence	North America - United States - Ohio
Location	Collinsville
Human consequences	Minor
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2022-0346

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Rotorcraft - Helicopter - Small/light Helicopter - Small Helicopter
Operator	United States (Air Methods)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS365
Aircraft Registration	N520CF
State of registry	United States
Last departure point	United States of America - [00OI]Dayton,Oh/Miami Valley Hospital
Planned destination	United States of America
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	6537
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Air Ambulance

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