Aerospatiale AS355 G-OHCP

Summary

On 29 March 2017 at about 15:00 local time, a Aerospatiale AS355 registered G-OHCP was involved in an accident near Snowdonia, United Kingdom. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 March 2017 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Snowdonia, United Kingdom

Coordinates

52.8403, -3.9950

Aircraft

Aerospatiale AS355

Registration

G-OHCP

Category

Helicopter

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Milton Keynes → Dublin

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

NTSB number

CEN17WA143

5 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.