Incident Bell 206A JetRanger HB-XDH,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87397
 
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Date:Friday 6 February 1987
Time:13:40 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic B06 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell 206A JetRanger
Owner/operator:Heliswiss
Registration: HB-XDH
MSN: 578
Year of manufacture:1970
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Marécottes, VS -   Switzerland
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:LSGT
Destination airport:Marécottes - offshore
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The helicopter made a autorotation landing in a snowfield because the rear rotor was damaged by a ski. All occupants escaped uninjured.

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

Sources:

http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1261.pdf

Revision history:

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08-Jan-2011 12:17 Alpine Flight Added

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