Eurocopter AS-350 RA-04097 04.07.2012

Accident date	04.07.2012
Investigation status
Aircraft registration number	RA-04097
Place of aircraft departure	Ленск
Airport of departure	Ленск
Intended destination	п.п. П48
Intended Airport of arrival
Accident site	в районе аэродрома Ленск
Latitude	60°042.220' СШ
Longitude	114°044.595' ВД
Aircraft type	Eurocopter AS-350 B3
Serial №
Aircraft operator	ОАО "Авиакомпания "ЮТэйр"
Aircraft owner	ОАО "Авиакомпания "ЮТэйр"
The date of the completion of the investigation (report)	25.01.2013
Number of fatalities	4
Victims accuracy
Degree of aircraft destruction	the aircraft is destroyed
Report	report_ra-04097.pdf (3.42 MB)
Aviation type	Commercial air transport
Works type
Note

08 february 2013

      The Interstate Aviation Committee Investigation team has completed the investigation of the accident with Eurocopter AS-350B3 RA-04097 helicopter operated by "UTair" Airlines occurred in the area of Lensk airport on July 4, 2012.
      The accident with AS-350B3 RA-04097 helicopter was caused by not holding minimum en-route altitude (MEA) by PIC resulted in helicopter collission with trees.
      Contributing factors were:
      - performing flight at the lowest altitude above hilly terrain towards the sun;
      - PIC's insufficient training;
      - insufficient monitoring of PIC's trainig from senior staff of aircraft division.
      The appropriate safety recommendations based on the investigation results were developed.