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| Date: | Thursday 9 June 1977 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  MBB Bo 105C |
| Owner/operator: | Katastrophenschutz (BMI), opf. ADAC |
| Registration: | D-HDAX |
| MSN: | S-46 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Visselhövede -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | KKH Bremen |
| Visselhövede, B440 | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During the approach to a traffic accident, the pilot recognized a power line. He tore the stick back to stop immediately with 30° tilt, the tail rotor touched the ground, the helicopter turned 270° and was landed hard.
Note: Registration not confirmed, but D-HDAX was the regular helicopter "Christoph 6" from 20.12.1973 to Dec 1979, replaced by Bell 212 D-HBZT and WFU
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 10 June 1977, p22
FUS-Hubschrauberstatistik 1973-1992
3X206-0/77
https://www.wikiwand.com/de/Christoph_6#/Zwischenf%C3%A4lle
https://www.rth.info/rep/rep.php?id=302
Images:
Screenshot of Hamburger Abendblatt 10 June 1977, p22
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2016 10:01 | TB | Added |
| 01-Apr-2016 10:13 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Aug-2016 15:58 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 08-Dec-2019 21:03 | jsm | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Dec-2019 20:14 | jsm | Updated [Operator, Source, Photo, ] |
| 14-Dec-2019 20:50 | jsm | Updated [Registration, Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Dec-2019 19:56 | jsm | Updated [Source, ] |
| 29-Jun-2025 09:02 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, ] |
| 29-Jun-2025 11:02 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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