Serious incident to the Airbus AS355 registered JA6697 on 19/06/2019 at Aikawa-cho [Investigation led by JTSB / Japan]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Japanese authorities:

The aircraft took off from Tokyo heliport at 17:35 JST (UTC +9) on June 19, 2019, and landed on the Nakatsugawa Riverbed in Aikawa-cho, Aiko-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture, as the first (left side) engine stopped near Aikawa-cho, at an altitude of about 640 m during flight.

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General information
Local date	19/06/2019
Responsible entity	Japan - JTSB
State or area of occurrence	Japan
Location	Aikawa-cho
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2019-0327

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	Japan (TOHO AIR SERVICE)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS355
Aircraft Registration	JA6697
State of registry	Japan
Last departure point	Japan - RJTI : Tokyo (Hel)
Planned destination	Japan - RJTI : Tokyo (Hel)
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	5524
Operator Type AG	Unknown
Operation Type	Specialised Operations (Aerial Work) - Other

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