Serious Incident to a helicopter EC120 on 08/17/2017 at Wellesbourne [Investigation led by AAIB - United Kingdom] - BEA - Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile

Preliminary data based on the notification from the United Kingdom authorities:

Engine cowling separated in flight and hit main rotor.

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General information
Local date	17/08/2017
Responsible entity	United Kingdom - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	United Kingdom
Location	Wellesbourne
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2017-0498

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	United Kingdom
Manufacturer / Model	EUROCOPTER - EC120
Aircraft Registration	G-SWNG
State of registry	United Kingdom
Last departure point	United Kingdom - Other (Wales)
Planned destination	United Kingdom - Other (Wellesbourne)
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	1532
Operator Type AG	Private owner
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Test Flight - Post Maintenance Functional Check Flight

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