ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245769
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 July 2016 |
| Time: | 10:24 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Swift Copters |
| Registration: | HB-ZGV |
| MSN: | 3426 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Montreux -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Calibration/Inspection |
| Departure airport: | LSGS |
| LSGS | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During a flight to inspect high-voltage power cables, the helicopter collided with a fibre-optic cable and cut through it. The helicopter landed on a nearby field without causing any other damage.
Causes:
The accident of the helicopter, which was flying for visual inspection along an overhead line, was caused by a collision with a fibre optic cable. The following causal factors were identified :
- the fibre-optic cable was almost impossible to distinguish;
- the fibre-optic cable was not recorded on the air navigation obstacle chart because it had not been reported to the competent authorities.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-helicopter-as350-registered-hb-zgv-on-07-27-2016-at-montreux-investigation-led-by-aaib---switzerland
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2020 20:22 | harro | Added |
| 16-Dec-2020 20:24 | harro | Updated [Time] |
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