ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 32308
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 December 1990 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Agusta-Bell AB 206B |
| Owner/operator: | Norrlandsflyg A/B |
| Registration: | SE-HEM |
| MSN: | 8329 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 Km E of Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Lapland -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Lapland | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Registered 25-07-1972 as SE-HEM to Norrlandsflyg A/B, Gällivare, delivered 27-05-1972, (later renamed SMA Helicopter Rescue AB, Säve. Damaged in an accident on 02-05-1975 at Kalpejaure; overturned on landing in a snow storm, repaired.
During the 1980s rented to the Police, with call sign POLICE 953. Written off in an accident 12-04-1990 at a location 20 Km East of Gällivare, Gällivare Municipality in Norrbotten County, province of Lapland (at approximate coordinates: 67.130°N 20.66°E). The pilot lost ground reference, flying in snowstorms during reindeer herding. During the approach to land on a snow covered frozen marsh, just before touchdown, the helicopter's rotor down wash blew up large quantities of snow. The pilot lost visual reference with the ground. The helicopter subsequently touched down hard and came to rest inverted. The accident happened in daylight and in VMC, the pilot had 50 hours experience on type.
Of the three persons on board, one was substantially injured, the other two were uninjured. Sighted 30-03-1991 as a Total wreck, at Gällivare
Sources:
1. http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-HEM/976
2. http://forum.flyghistoria.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=14938
3. http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf
4. http://www.rotorspot.nl/historic/se.php
SHK Crash investigation https://www.havkom.se/assets/reports/C-1991_2-SE-HEM.pdf (Swedish)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Feb-2011 00:35 | Masen63 | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Feb-2011 09:53 | Masen63 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2016 21:22 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2022 17:47 | Masen63 | Updated [Source, Category] |
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