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| Date: | Friday 29 January 1999 |
| Time: | 17:05 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD 520N |
| Owner/operator: | Fuchs Helikopter |
| Registration: | HB-XGQ |
| MSN: | LN069 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hoch-Ybrig, SZ -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Hoch-Ybrig - offshore |
| Hoch-Ybrig - offshore | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Helicopter crashed in snowy mountain killing all four occupants onboard. Helicopter was on a avalanches-sprinkling mission.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1705.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Nov-2010 04:52 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Feb-2013 12:58 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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