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 | aircraft destroyed |
Report | report_ra-04097.pdf (3.42 MB) |
Aviation type | Commercial |
Works type | |
Note |
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.