Serious incident to the AS350 helicopter registered PP-EJK operated by the state of Brazil occured on 08/31/2016 at Nova Lima [investigation led by CENIPA - Brazil]
Heurt du rotor anti-couple avec la surface de l'eau lors d'une opération d'écopage
Responsible entity
Preliminary data based on the notification from the Brazilian authorities :
The aircraft was engaged on a fire-fighting, and while it was refilling the bambi bucket, its tail rotor hit the water. The aircraft went to a nearby spot and landed.