ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68291
Last updated: 27 July 2017
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| Date: | 09-AUG-1985 |
| Time: | 10:55 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350B Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Heli Linth AG |
| Registration: | HB-XPG |
| C/n / msn: | 1841 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Diesbach, Canton of Glarus -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Diesbach, Canton of Glarus, Switzerland |
| Diesbach, Canton of Glarus, Switzerland |
Ex-F-WYMC, F-GGAR. First registered in Switzerland 23.5.85. Written off 9.8.85: Tail rotor struck a crane and crashed on a heap of wood at Diesbach, Canton of Glarus, Switzerland (at approximate co-ordinates 46°55′N, 9°03′E). The pilot escaped uninjured, but the helicopter was destroyed. Registration HB-XPG cancelled 27.1.86.
Sources:
1. Aviation News 4-17 Oct. 1985
2. http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1193.pdf
3. http://www.swissheli.com/history/hb-xpg.htm
4. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=19993
5. http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/se350show.asp?start=801&count=50
6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesbach
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2009 10:47 | harro | Added |
| 20-Dec-2010 08:44 | FLYINGBROTHER1 | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2014 01:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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