Aerospatiale AS355 accident near Snowdonia, GB
On March 29, 2017, an Aerospatiale AS355 (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Snowdonia, GB. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 29, 2017
- Place
- Snowdonia, GB
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale AS355 · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 52.840°N, 3.995°W
- NTSB ID
- 20170330X00553
NTSB summary
On March 29, 2017, about 1500 coordinated universal time, an Aerospatiale AS355 F1 helicopter, G-OHCP, collided with Rhinog Fawr mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, United Kingdom. The pilot and four passengers were fatally injured.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of the United Kingdom. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the United Kingdom. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1252 510300 Fax: +44 (0)1252 376999 https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/air-accidents-investigation-branch
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
