Serious incident to the Airbus AS350 registered LN-OAN on 14/11/2019 at Svanvick Sorvaranger [Investigation led by AIBN / Norway]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Norwegian authorities:

Main rotor blade strike into telecom mast structure. Helicopter performed a controlled emergency landing.

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General information
Local date	14/11/2018
Responsible entity	Norway - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	Norway
Location	Svanvick Sorvaranger
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2019-0125

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	Norway - Heli-team As
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	LN-OAN
State of registry	Norway
Last departure point	Norway
Planned destination	Norway
Flight phase	Manoeuvring
Serial number	3199
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Specialised Operations (Aerial Work) - Construction/Sling load

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