Serious incident to the Guimbal Cabri registered HB-ZPU on 26/06/2021 at Lostallo

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Swiss authorities:

After 45min of flight, the clutch warning lit up. Consequently, the flight instructor made a precautionary landing in a field.

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General information
Local date	26/06/2021
Responsible entity	Switzerland - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	Europe and North Atlantic - Switzerland
Location	Lostallo
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2021-0311

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Rotorcraft - Helicopter - Small/light Helicopter - Small Helicopter
Operator	Switzerland (air evolution)
Manufacturer / Model	GUIMBAL - CABRI
Aircraft Registration	HB-ZPU
State of registry	Switzerland
Last departure point	Switzerland - LSXR : Lodrino (Hel)
Planned destination	Switzerland - LSXR : Lodrino (Hel)
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	1276
Operator Type AG	Unknown
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Flight Training/Instructional - Dual

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.