Accident to the helicopter AS350 registered I-CMSZ on 05/21/2016 at Castelrotto [Investigation led by ANSV / Italy]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Italian authorities:

During landing, after transfer flight, helicopter impacted terrain with high rate of descent, experiencing serious damage.

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General information
Local date	21/05/2016
Responsible entity	Italy - ANSV
State or area of occurrence	Italy
Location	Castelrotto
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Incident
File number	BEA2016-0322

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter
Operator	Italy - Elitellina
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	I-CMSZ
State of registry	Italy
Last departure point	Italy (Arabba)
Planned destination	Italy (Castelrotto)
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	4902
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Specialised Operations (Aerial Work) - Other

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