- Date
- March 29, 2017, 15:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Snowdonia, United Kingdom
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- G-OHCPAerospatiale AS355
- Defining event
- Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC)
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- Rolls Royce
- Case key
- 94937
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Sequence of events
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Factual 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
Aircraft
- Registration
- G-OHCP
- Reported as
- Aerospatiale AS355 (F1)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 5249
- Engines
- Rolls-Royce 250-C20F, turbo shaftRolls-Royce 250-C20F, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner
- Staske Construction Ltd
- Departed
- Milton Keynes
- Destination
- EIWT · Dublin
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC)
- Wind
- 170° at 22 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.94 inHg
- Observed at
- EGOD, 5 nm away