Report on air accident at Sollihøgda in Buskerud, Norway 14 January 2014 with Airbus helicopters EC

Report on air accident at Sollihøgda in Buskerud, Norway 14 January 2014 with Airbus helicopters EC

Publication info
Author
AIBN (Norway)
Category
Human Factors Loss of Control
Date of publication
16/05/2015

On 14 January 2014, the experienced pilot of an EC 135 HEMS aircraft lost control as a result of a collision with unseen and difficult to visually detect power lines as it neared the site of a road accident at Sollihøgda to which it was responding which damaged the main rotor and led to it falling rapidly from about 80 feet agl. The helicopter was destroyed by the impact which killed two of the three occupants and seriously injured the third. The Investigation identified opportunities to improve both obstacle documentation / pilot proactive obstacle awareness and on site emergency communications.

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