ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162815
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| Date: | Saturday 21 December 2013 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3e Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Heli-Linth AG |
| Registration: | HB-ZLN |
| MSN: | 7347 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elm, Glarus -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter, an Eurocopter AS 350B3e Ecureuil (HB-ZLN) crashed during landing at Elm, Glarus. Five people suffered minor to moderate injuries. A boy escaped uninjured.
Cause:
The accident is attributable to the fact that the helicopter impacted the ground with great vertical and considerable forward speed during a landing approach.
It was not possible to explain the cause conclusively. There is a high probability that it was due to operational aspects.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/ostschweiz/heli-absturz-im-glarnerland-drei-personen-sind-noch-im-spital-id2588568.html
http://www.sust.admin.ch/pdfs/AV-berichte/HB-ZLN.pdf
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2013 14:16 | helo | Added |
| 21-Dec-2013 14:17 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2013 15:27 | Anon. | Updated [Phase] |
| 21-Dec-2013 17:44 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2013 18:32 | Anon. | Updated [Nature] |
| 21-Dec-2013 19:48 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2013 14:22 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 17-May-2022 18:37 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report] |
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