The pilot reported that during the initial climb at about 3 m, the helicopter began to yaw and roll to the left at an increasing rate. The pilot then initiated a landing during which the helicopter rolled over. The helicopter was substantially damaged but no one was injured.
- Date
- January 19, 2019
- Reg
- VH-YHS
- Make
- Eurocopter
- Model
- EC130
- MSN
- 4080
- Location
- 19 km SSE Mansfield (ALA), Victoria
- Country
- Australia
- CivilMilitary
- Civil
- Operator
- Microflite-Helicopter-Services
- Link 1
- http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2019/aair/ao-2019-005/
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