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| Date: | Thursday 21 August 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA-342J Gazelle |
| Owner/operator: | Sani Eco Vita |
| Registration: | YU-HPZ |
| MSN: | 1473 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Gornj Palackovci -
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | LYZP |
| Banja Luka Airport (BNX/LQBK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
When flying over the village of Gornji Pala?kovci, the helicopter was at 1500 ft QNH (800 ft AGL), cruising at 120 kt with normal visibility, pilot heard the sound of impact and felt the loss of power. He noticed the decrease in rotor speed, so he immediately lowered the collective fully down and proceeded to land on the terrain in front of him, in the direction of flight. Upon landing, the pilot opened the door and noticed the flame from engine exhaust. He pulled the fuel shut-off cock lever and, when rotor rpm was bellow 170, he pulled the rotor brake lever, exited the helicopter and started extinguishing the fire with the portable fire extinguisher in the cockpit.
Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/serious-incident-to-the-airbus-sa342-registered-yu-hpz-on-21-08-2025-at-gornj-palackovci/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Sep-2025 09:51 | ASN | Added |
| 06-Sep-2025 06:16 | ASN | Updated |
| 07-Sep-2025 07:34 | ASN | Updated [Plane category, ] |
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