ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145823
Last updated: 25 May 2013
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| Date: | 24-MAY-2012 |
| Time: | 17:45 LT |
| Type: |  Agusta-Bell 206B JetRanger III |
| Operator: | Heliswiss |
| Registration: | HB-XPQ |
| C/n / msn: | 8606 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Near Eggschwand, Tschäggeten-Alp, Kandertal, Berner Oberland -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | LSZB |
| LSZB |
An Agusta-Bell 206B JetRanger III crashed into a wooded hillside near Eggschwand (Reichenbach mun.), Tschäggeten-Alp/Kandertal, Berner Oberland.
All three occupants were killed.
SUST bridged preliminary report: "the victims were three Swiss pilots aged 46-53, one of them is listed as a flight instructor. The flight is classified as a "training"."
First reports stated that the helicopter touched a steel cable.
Sources:
http://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/helikopterabsturz-im-berner-oberland-fordert-drei-tote-id1897440.html
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/HB-XPQ.pdf
http://www.tsis.ch/heli/b206/hb-xpq.php (picture of the helicopter)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2012 23:19 | harro | Added |
| 25-May-2012 08:00 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2012 08:58 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 25-May-2012 11:16 | FLYINGBROTHER1 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 25-May-2012 11:36 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2012 07:43 | 80.143.15.86 | Updated [Narrative] |
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