Accident Eurocopter AS350B3 Ecureuil LN-OPA,
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Date:Thursday 14 December 2017
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Eurocopter AS350B3 Ecureuil
Owner/operator:Helitrans AS
Registration: LN-OPA
MSN: 3589
Year of manufacture:2002
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Brettesnes i Lofoten -   Norway
Phase: Landing
Nature:External load operation
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: AIBN
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The aircraft accident occured during landing. A bigbag filled with equipment was placed on the ground. When the helicopter was 1 m from touch down, the commander saw the bigbag in the air. The bigbag was drawn into the main rotor. The helicopter started to vibrate substantially. The commander managed to land, shutdown the engine and escape the helicopter. A ground person, assisting the commander, had already escaped. No injuries.
The vibrations caused substantial structure damages.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: AIBN
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

AIBN

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Sep-2020 15:47 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ]

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