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| Date: | Wednesday 30 March 2011 |
| Time: | 15:45 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 532UL (TH98) Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | Swiss Air Force |
| Registration: | T-341 |
| MSN: | 2559/MIS026 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Makila |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Maderanertal, UR -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LSMA |
| LSMA |
Helicopter crashed in mountainous terrain (2300 m above sea level) in the Canton of Uri. The two severely injured pilots and the injured loadmaster were rescued and flown to hospitals. The helicopter started in Alpnach - LSMA.
NB: TH98 is not an official type I/D and only used by the Swiss Air Force.
Sources:
1. http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/panorama/nach_heli-absturz_in_uri_zwei_militaerpiloten_geborgen_1.10092952.html
2. https://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/zentralschweiz/die-bilder-des-abgestuerzten-armee-helis-169706_ (accident photos)
3. http://www.airliners.net/photos/airliners/4/6/6/1302664.jpg (photo)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/8421117/Pictures-of-the-day-1-April-2011.html?image=7 (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2011 04:32 | Bonaventura | Added |
| 31-Mar-2011 05:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 31-Mar-2011 10:58 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 01-Apr-2011 05:26 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 01-Apr-2011 17:09 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Apr-2011 17:12 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 02-Apr-2011 13:29 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Aug-2014 20:06 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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