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Registration	Type	Date	Fatal
G-BYPA	AS355	01 May 2007	Fatal
Helicopter disappeared from radar screens after making a sharp turn. Wreckage found on following day. A/c destroyed. Four POB fatal. Subject to AAIB Field investigation.
G-CAMB	AS355	07 Apr 2007
Aircraft sustained hard landing during simulated OEI rejected take-off. Subject to AAIB AARF investigation.
G-FFRI	AS355	19 Jul 2004
Nr2 engine ran down in flight due to failure of flexible coupling. AAIB Field investigation.
G-XCEL	AS355	02 Dec 2003	Fatal
Aircraft crashed during air test. Three POB fatal. Aircraft destroyed. AAIB Field investigation.
G-EPOL	AS355	03 Jun 2000
Spurious Fire Warning, Followed By Extinguisher Circuitry Overheating
G-SAEW	AS355	21 Apr 2000
Tail rotor pitch change unit failure. Helicopter descended into roof of house. Substantial damage. No injuries to 3 POB.
G-BXBT	AS355	11 May 1999
Hard landing. Substantial damage. No injury to 2 POB.
G-CAMB	AS355	06 Apr 1999
Uncontained RH engine failure. Substantial damage. No injury to 3 POB.
G-EMAU	AS355	09 Oct 1998	Fatal
A/c crashed into woodland shortly after take off. A/c destroyed. 3 POB, 1 fatality & 2 serious injuries.
G-MASK	AS355	26 Jul 1998	Fatal
Aircraft struck overhead power cables and crashed into a field. 3 POB fatal. AAIB Field investigation.
G-OROM	AS355	28 Jan 1998	Fatal
A/c crashed on rising ground & caught fire. 1 POB fatal.
G-PASE	AS355	10 Sep 1997
Mid-air collision with RAF Tucano. Both a/c sustained damage to tail area but landed without further incident. No injuries.
G-WIRE	AS355	09 Sep 1997
Gust of wind caused a/c to move sideways as it lifted underslung load. Main rotor hit power cable. Substantial damage. No injury.
G-MENI	AS355	12 Aug 1997
Mid-air collision with Katana DV20. SA355 rolled over on landing - no inj to 2 POB. DV20 had damaged canopy & prop - 1 minor inj.
G-MOBI	AS355	16 Jun 1997
Hard landing. Damage to tail boom & skids. No injury to 4 POB.
Total Found	15
Total Fatal	5

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