Serious incident to the MBB BK117 registered N376AH on 06/11/2019 at Ras Tanajib [Investigation led by AIB / Saudi Arabia]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Saudi Arabian authorities.

During set down from a hover at Tango 3 parking spot, the main rotor blades made contact to the upper cutting edge of the wire strike protection system and the ELT antenna.

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General information
Local date	06/11/2019
Responsible entity	Saudi Arabia - CAA
State or area of occurrence	Saudi Arabia
Location	AD Ras Tanajib
Human consequences	Minor
Number of minor injuries	1
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2019-0681

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Large helicopter
Operator	Saudi Arabia (ARAMCO)
Manufacturer / Model	MBB - BK117
Aircraft Registration	N376AH
State of registry	United States
Last departure point	Other - Other (Offshore)
Planned destination	Saudi Arabia - OETN : Ras tanajib
Flight phase	Standing
Serial number	20044
Operator Type AG	Corporate/executive
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Offshore

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