Accident Agusta A109K2 HB-XWF,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30938
 
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Date:Wednesday 15 July 1998
Time:17:20 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic A109 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Agusta A109K2
Owner/operator:Swiss Air Ambulance
Registration: HB-XWF
MSN: 10006
Year of manufacture:1993
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Lodrino, TI -   Switzerland
Phase: Approach
Nature:Ambulance
Departure airport:LSZL
Destination airport:Lodrino - offshore
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Collided with a rope and touched down very hard. Pilot and doctor were seriously injured. Pilot died a day later in hospital. Helicopter was destroyed.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1699.pdf
Flight International 21-27 April 1999

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
29-Jan-2010 00:09 Alpine Flight Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
19-Feb-2011 09:32 Alpine Flight Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
25-Jan-2013 13:18 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]

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