Accident to the helicopter Sikorsky S76 registered TC-HEZ on 10/03/2017 at Istanbul [investigation led by AIB / Turkey]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the authorities of Turkey :

Accident happened around 5 minutes after its departure from Istanbul for a VFR commercial flight.

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General information
Local date	10/03/2017
Responsible entity	Turkey - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Turkey
Location	Istanbul
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	7
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2017-0117

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Large helicopter
Operator	Turkey
Manufacturer / Model	SIKORSKY - S76
Aircraft Registration	TC-HEZ
State of registry	Turkey
Last departure point	Turkey - LTBA (IST): Istanbul/Ataturk
Planned destination	Turkey (Bozoyuk)
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	760717
Operator Type AG	Not applicable
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger

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.