The aircraft took off from the temporary helipad, and was transporting a cargo, and unintentionally dropped the cargo (about 790kg, construction materials) on a grass field near the temporary helipad from a height of about 25m around 9:50 JST.

Cargo was old steel tower members, weight: about 790 kilograms.

Date:

28 August, 2020

Reg:

JA332T

Make:

Airbus Helicopters

Model:

AS332

MSN:

9005

Location:

near Nagaoka

Country:

Japan

Civil / Military:

Civil

Operator:

Tohoku-Air-Service

Link:

https://www.bea.aero/les-enquetes/evenements-notifies/detail/event/perte-de-charge-en-croisiere-1/

Link:

https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/aircraft/detail2.php?id=2280