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| Date: | Wednesday 28 September 2016 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 532UL Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | Swiss Air Force |
| Registration: | T-338 |
| MSN: | 2545 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Makila |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gotthardpass -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gotthardpass |
Crashed during takeoff from a mountain landing site. The aircraft cut an electricity powerline. Post crash fire. 2 occupants were killed, one was seriously injured. As no technical malfunction indicated the SAF have announced they will resume operations 29 Sept 16 after a brief pause.
Sources:
www.20min.ch
http://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/news/europe/story/Un-helicoptere-de-l-armee-s-ecrase-en-Suisse-11463462
http://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/8051365-un-helicoptere-de-larmee-suisse-sest-ecrase-au-col-du-gothard.html
http://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/8051365-deux-morts-dans-le-crash-au-gothard-de-l-helicoptere-de-l-armee-suisse.html
http://www.20min.ch/ro/news/suisse/story/Le-Super-Puma-a-heurte-une-ligne-a-haute-tension-13340495
https://investir.lesechos.fr/actions/actualites/la-suisse-immobilise-ses-super-puma-apres-un-accident-mortel-1582355.php
http://www.rts.ch/2016/09/28/13/39/8051603.image
https://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/super-puma-absturz-kein-hinweis-auf-technische-ursache-von-helikopterabsturz-id5544736.html
Images:
Media:
Bisher kein Hinweis auf technische Unfallursache: Die Schweizer Luftwaffe nimmt den Flugbetrieb mit den SuperPumas heute wieder auf.
— VBS - DDPS (@vbs_ddps) September 29, 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2016 12:02 | geni | Added |
| 28-Sep-2016 12:04 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Sep-2016 12:32 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Embed code, Damage, Photo, ] |
| 28-Sep-2016 12:53 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Sep-2016 13:05 | Anon. | Updated [Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Sep-2016 13:10 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
| 28-Sep-2016 13:58 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Sep-2016 07:06 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 29-Sep-2016 08:33 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Sep-2016 09:08 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Embed code, ] |
| 29-Sep-2016 11:17 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, ] |
| 29-Sep-2016 11:18 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2016 07:18 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2016 07:45 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
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