Accident to the MBB BK117 registered EP-AVE on 13/02/2021 at Ilam

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Islamic Republic of Iran:

The helicopter had mission to pick up an injured person from dashte abbas area and disembark in Ahvaz hospital. during take-off, suddenly helicopter turned to right and main rotor and right body of the helicopter impacted to ground surface of parking at Ilam Airport.

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General information
Local date	13/02/2021
Responsible entity	Iran, Islamic Republic of - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Iran, Islamic Republic of
Location	Ilam
Human consequences	Minor
Number of minor injuries	1
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2021-0059

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	Iran, Islamic Republic of (AVA SALAMAT Helicopter Company)
Manufacturer / Model	MBB - BK117
Aircraft Registration	EP-AVE
State of registry	Iran, Islamic Republic of
Last departure point	Iran, Islamic Repuplic of - OICI : Ilam
Planned destination	Iran, Islamic Repuplic of - Other (Ahvaz hospital)
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	7528
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Air Ambulance

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