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| Date: | Thursday 31 December 1981 |
| Time: | 13:05 LT |
| Type: | Aérospatiale SA 360C Dauphin |
| Owner/operator: | Helicopter-Service Wasserthal |
| Registration: | D-HEBY |
| MSN: | 1033 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Akta-Bucht -
 Antarctica
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | Georg-von-Neumeyer-Station |
| icebreaker Polarbjörn | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Struck terrain in white-out during return fight from external load delivery. Pilot Claus Wasserthal (43).
Sources:
http://www.coptercrazy.co.uk/
http://flugunfall-db.bfu-web.de/Statistik/FUS-Hubschrauberstatistik1973-1992.pdf
Hamburger Abendblatt 18.1.1983, p4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Dec-2012 12:01 | TB | Added |
| 14-Dec-2012 09:43 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2013 03:59 | TB | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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