Accident to the Airbus AS350 registered TG-GEA on 08/11/2020 at San Pedro de Carcha

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Guatemalan authorities:

Al efectuar vuelos estacionarios sobre un area para ayuda humanitaria, el rotor de cola impacto contra ramas de arboles, efectuado un aterrizaje por emergencia, danos menores a rotor de cola.

The translation below is for information only:

While hovering over an area for humanitarian aid, the tail rotor hit tree branches. The aircraft made an emergency landing. There was minor damage to the tail rotor.

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Collision avec la végétation en vol stationnaire

General information
Local date	08/11/2020
Responsible entity	Guatemala - CAA
Scope of Investigation	Full (Annex 13) type investigation
State or area of occurrence	Central America and Caribbean - Guatemala
Location	San Pedro de Carcha
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2020-0490

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Rotorcraft - Helicopter - Small/light Helicopter - Small Helicopter
Operator	Guatemala (Heliger International Society)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	TG-GEA
State of registry	Guatemala
Last departure point	Guatemala - MGGT (GUA): Guatemala/La Aurora
Planned destination	Guatemala - Other
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	7470
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Unknown

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