Accident to the helicopter AS350 registered D-HIIX on 08/07/16 at Benningen [Investigation led by BFU / Germany]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Germany authorities:

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General information
Local date	08/07/2016
Responsible entity	Germany - BFU
State or area of occurrence	Germany
Location	Benningen
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2016-0392

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter
Operator	Germany
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	D-HIIX
State of registry	Germany
Last departure point
Planned destination
Flight phase	Unknown
Serial number	9005
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Specialised Operations (Aerial Work) - Agricultural

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.