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| Date: | Wednesday 21 May 1980 |
| Time: | 13:31 |
| Type: |  MBB Bo 105C |
| Owner/operator: | Katastrophenschutz (BMI) |
| Registration: | D-HDFI |
| MSN: | S-171 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St. Wendel -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Saarbrücken |
| St. Wendel | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Turbine desintegration while hovering for landing in a school yard. Destroyed by fire. Occupants escaped unhurt.
Sources:
http://flugunfall.db-web.de/Statistik/FUS-Hubschrauberstatistik1973-1992.pdf
Hamburger Abendblatt 22 May 1980
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2012 12:52 | TB | Added |
| 01-Mar-2018 16:55 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Dec-2019 20:17 | jsm | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 29-Jun-2025 08:56 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, ] |
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