Airprox Serious incident Airbus Helicopters H125 EC-NKJ,
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Date:Monday 8 May 2023
Time:10:48
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus Helicopters H125
Owner/operator:Sky Helicópteros
Registration: EC-NKJ
MSN: 8852
Year of manufacture:2020
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Category:Serious incident
Location:near Son Bonet Airport (LESB) -   Spain
Phase: Approach
Nature:Fire fighting
Departure airport:Son Bonet Airport (LESB)
Destination airport:Son Bonet Airport (LESB)
Investigating agency: CIAIAC
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
An Airbus Helicopters H125 (EC-NKJ) and a Piper PA-46-500TP aircraft (N86MH), were involved in a serious airprox incident near Son Bonet Aerodrome (LESB), Mallorca, Spain.

According to the pilots involved in the incident, at the point of minimum separation, the helicopter was 5 m above the aircraft.
Neither aircraft performed an evasive maneuver since the crews were not aware of the presence of the other aircraft until the crossing between the two aircraft, with no margin for action.

Sources:

https://www.mitma.es/organos-colegiados/ciaiac/investigacion/2023/a-006-2023

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-May-2023 17:20 harro Added

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