ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 241106
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 September 2020 |
| Time: | c. 15:20 |
| Type: |  Kaman K-1200 K-Max |
| Owner/operator: | Rotex Helicopter AG |
| Registration: | HB-ZVM |
| MSN: | A94-0050 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2019 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Zermatt -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | Meiggra |
| Meiggra | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A helicopter carrying material hit a van between Täsch and Zermatt, Switzerland as it was landing.
Nobody was injured
Findings
The accident was caused by the collision of the rotating main rotor with a pick-up truck whose parking position was changed without warning.
The inexperience of a flight assistant probably contributed to the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.cdt.ch/svizzera/incidente-tra-un-elicottero-e-un-furgone-JN3168139
https://www.heli-archive.ch/en/helicopters/helicopter-accidents/09092020-kaman-k-1200-k-max-hb-zvm-zermattvs/ ex.N1200Q.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/HBZVM
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/21999_1587299272.jpg (photo)
https://www.sust.admin.ch/inhalte/AV-berichte/HB-ZVM.pdf
Media:
Zermatt : 09.09.2020 vers 15h30, accident d'un hélicoptère servant au transport de matériel, lors de son atterrissage, heurt contre un véhicule, aucun blessé, intervention en cours, pas de communiqué. PolcantVS pic.twitter.com/iHx7e7Rh8P
— Police Valais (@PoliceValais) September 9, 2020
An accident of a Kamov near Zermatt Switzerland, everyone ok. This very specialized helicopter hit the van(or vice versa). Too bad as it was very busy in the mountains around Zermatt pic.twitter.com/1a8nz9vCne
— Barry Wilson (@bwupintheair) September 10, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2020 19:45 | harro | Added |
| 09-Sep-2020 19:50 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 09-Sep-2020 20:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code] |
| 09-Sep-2020 20:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 09-Sep-2020 21:17 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2020 02:18 | RobertMB | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2020 22:04 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 11-Sep-2020 12:25 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 19-Jan-2021 17:58 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 02-Mar-2021 17:53 | rudy | Updated [[Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]] |
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