Wirestrike Incident MBB Bo 105C D-HDAX,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186068
 
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Date:Thursday 9 June 1977
Time:13:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic B105 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
MBB Bo 105C
Owner/operator:Katastrophenschutz o/b BGS (BMI)
Registration: D-HDAX
MSN: S-46
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Visselhövede -   Germany
Phase: Approach
Nature:Ambulance
Departure airport:KKH Bremen
Destination airport:Visselhövede, B440
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
During the approach to a traffic accident, the pilot recognized a power line. He tore the stick back to stop immediately with 30° tilt, the tail rotor touched the ground, the helicopter turned 270° and was landed hard.

Sources:

Hamburger Abendblatt 10 June 1977, p22 (picture added)
FUS-Hubschrauberstatistik1973-1992, 3X206-0/77
https://www.wikiwand.com/de/Christoph_6#/Zwischenf%C3%A4lle
https://www.rth.info/rep/rep.php?id=302 (Can read here that it was most likely D-HDAX, was left by BMI to the state of Bremen for EMS usage, replacement Bo´s were from the BGS Coast with floats, or BGS Alouette II)
Mail to jsm from Weser-Kurier (Archiv) 19.12.19: "D-HDAX was regular helicopter Christoph 6 (appr. 1974-1978), there is no newspaper report or photo of this incident."

Images:


Screenshot of Hamburger Abendblatt 10 June 1977, p22

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Apr-2016 10:01 TB Added
01-Apr-2016 10:13 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
06-Aug-2016 15:58 Anon. Updated [Narrative]
08-Dec-2019 21:03 jsm Updated [Source, Narrative]
12-Dec-2019 20:14 jsm Updated [Operator, Source, Photo]
14-Dec-2019 20:50 jsm Updated [Registration, Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
19-Dec-2019 19:56 jsm Updated [Source]

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