Accident to the helicopter SE313 registered TU-HAH on 14/12/2017 at Abidjan [Investigation led by BEA / Ivory Coast]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Ivorian authorities:

Collision avec des habitations, hélicoptère détruit.

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General information
Local date	14/12/2017
Responsible entity	Ivory Coast - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Ivory Coast
Location	Abidjan
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	1
Number of serious injuries	1
Number of minor injuries	1
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2017-0716

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	Ivory Coast (Ivoire Hélicoptère)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - SE313
Aircraft Registration	TU-HAH
State of registry	Ivory Coast
Last departure point	Ivory Coast - DIAP (ABJ): Abidjan/Port Bouet
Planned destination	Ivory Coast - DIAP (ABJ): Abidjan/Port Bouet
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	1554
Operator Type AG	Corporate/executive
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Test Flight

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