Power restored to Balmedie homes after helicopter incident
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A helicopter carrying out a survey in a search for minerals in and around the Ellon area caused a power cut to over 1000 homes after it struck a pole mounted electricity cable.
The large electromagnetic monitoring loop, is suspended below the helicopter and was seen in a video circulating on social media to strike the line near Balmedie on Saturday morning.
SSEN engineers carried out repairs and power was restored to all 1004 properties affected by 3pm.
Aberdeen Minerals Limited said it was aware of the incident and a spokesman said: "Reports that this was a result of the geophysical array colliding with a power line are being investigated by the company and its contractors.
"We can confirm that the helicopter is safely on the ground.
"Flight operations have been suspended, pending liaison with the relevant authorities."
A spokesman for SSEN Distribution said: "We'd like to apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank our customers for their patience as our engineers worked to restore power as quickly as possible."
