ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48273
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| Date: | Friday 31 December 2004 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Heliswiss AG |
| Registration: | HB-XUE |
| MSN: | 3080 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | La Verrerie FR -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gruyeres (LSGT) |
| Gruyeres (LSGT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
While landing, snow (blown up by the helicopter's main rotor) caused white-out conditions and the pilot lost visual reference with the ground. The helicopter subsequently touched down hard and rolled over.
Sources:
WAAS
http://www.scramble.nl. [Scamble 312]
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/X/1873.pdf [ page 50...51 ]
Images:
31.December 2004 La Verrerie FR
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Jul-2011 01:06 | 1qay | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 12-Jul-2011 03:50 | 1qay | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2016 19:51 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2017 12:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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