Originally Posted by
malabo
Looks like the pad is on the north side of the house (out of view to the right), open on three sides to the water. Must have been quite the gust.
This case reminds me of the footage of the AS350B3 Squirrel (DQ-IBT) accident in Fiji in December 2015 which occurred very quickly:
Here is the summary for that case:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/182668
From the location description and TV footage of the EC130 accident, it is straightforward to work out the property, see below. The "V" shows likely 'pad' location and "X" being about where the helicopter came to rest (though aerial view may be out of date, with less trees now?):
