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| Date: | Thursday 26 September 2013 |
| Time: | 13:13 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC 120B Colibri |
| Owner/operator: | Kallax Flyg AB |
| Registration: | SE-JHH |
| MSN: | 1200 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Arrius 2F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gaíku mountain, 85 km N of Kiruna, Norrbotten -
 Sweden
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Gaíku Mountain |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter crashed when recovering a 4-wheel motorcycle (as underslung cargo). Onboard were a pilot, an assistant, one passenger and a dog. The helicopter lost altitude in strong (down) winds and crashed. No one was seriously injured.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2327&artikel=5658468
https://www.havkom.se/news.asp?newsID=688&language=1
http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JHH
http://www.havkom.se/virtupload/reports/RL_2014_08e.pdf accidentinvestigation
http://aerossurance.com/?p=577
Media:
#OTD in 2013: While supporting reindeer herding this #Airbus EC120 started to do an USL/HESLO task, but the load dragged along the ground…https://t.co/s9ZRPACatY #flightsafety #aviationsafety #helicopter #accident pic.twitter.com/1fPyFlPGGW
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) September 26, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2013 17:51 | Masen63 | Added |
| 12-Jun-2014 12:06 | Masen63 | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Sep-2014 14:18 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jul-2020 20:30 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, ] |
| 26-Sep-2020 09:01 | Aerossurance | Updated [Departure airport, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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