ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77893
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| Date: | Thursday 31 July 1997 |
| Time: | 17:55 LT |
| Type: |  Agusta A109K2 |
| Owner/operator: | Swiss Air Ambulance |
| Registration: | HB-XWD |
| MSN: | 10004 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Leysin, VD -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Gastlosen - offshore |
| hospital | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During the rescue of a girl in a forest near Leysin the cable of the cargo hook of the A109K2 broke with the medical and the injured girl on it. Both fell to the ground and were killed.
Sources:
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1706L.pdf
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2010 10:47 | pesce | Added |
| 19-Feb-2011 05:29 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2011 09:18 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 27-Jan-2013 11:59 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Damage] |
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