ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153309
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| Date: | Saturday 27 May 1978 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  MBB Bo 105CBS |
| Owner/operator: | Rega - Swiss Air Ambulance |
| Registration: | HB-XGM |
| MSN: | S-324 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bern-Bümpliz -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a skyscraper evacuation exercise with the vertical net the net's fastening rope breaks. 2 passengers and
1 Rega rescuer fallen to his death, 2 were injured.
Cause
The accident was caused by the carrier strap not being properly attached to the helicopter.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Flight International 20 Januar 1979
Hamburger Abendblatt 29 May 1978, p22
https://www.rega.ch/fileadmin/seiteninhalt/4_Aktuell/2_Publikationen/1_Rega-Magazin_1414/PDF_Rega_Magazin_78_de.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2013 13:48 | TB | Added |
| 29-Jan-2016 18:38 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 31-Mar-2022 17:05 | PolandMoment | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2024 10:55 | jsm | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2024 10:58 | ASN | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Accident report] |
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