Accident to the helicopter AS350 registered ZK-HYY operated by The Helicopter Line on 12/09/2016 at Mount Sale [Investigation led by TAIC / New Zealand]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the New Zealand authorities:

Rolled over after landing.

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General information
Local date	12/09/2016
Responsible entity	New Zealand - TAIC
State or area of occurrence	New Zealand
Location	Mount Sale, Otago
Human consequences	Minor
Number of minor injuries	1
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2016-0580

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter
Operator	New Zealand (The Helicopter Line Ltd)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	ZK-HYY
State of registry	New Zealand
Last departure point	New Zealand - NZWN (WLG): Wellington/Intl
Planned destination	New Zealand (Mount Sale)
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	3886
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger

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