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| Date: | Tuesday 4 January 1983 |
| Time: | 18:52 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | Wiking Helicopter Service |
| Registration: | D-HOBA |
| MSN: | 30659 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Antarctica -
 Antarctica
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | research ship Polarbjörn |
| shelf ice | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Rolled over, caught fire and burnt out after suffering a white-out on landing about 10 km from the ship; German Antarctica Expedition.
Distance was not 1 km. At least 10 km. I was there!
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 18.1.83, p16
http://flugunfall-db.bfu-web.de/Statistik/FUS-Hubschrauberstatistik1973-1992.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2011 05:40 | TB | Added |
| 30-Apr-2011 16:02 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2013 03:41 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Aug-2015 07:33 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 18-May-2021 20:07 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
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