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| Date: | Friday 24 February 2023 |
| Time: | c. 11:45 |
| Type: |  MD Helicopters 500N (MD520N) |
| Owner/operator: | Fuchs Helikopter |
| Registration: | HB-XYP |
| MSN: | LN-052 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hüfifirn, Uri -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Schindellegi Heliport (LSXS) |
| Gebirgslandeplatz Clariden-Hüfifirn (LSVD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
An MD Helicopters 500N (MD520N) crashed near a mountain landing site near Hüfifirn, Uri.
Both occupants sustained minor injuries and the helicopter was substantially damaged.
Sources:
https://www.pilatustoday.ch/unfall/helikopterabsturz-bei-ausbildungsflug-ursache-unklar-150253301
https://polizei.news/2023/02/24/bei-ausbildungsflug-zwei-verletzte-nach-helikopterabsturz-in-silenen-ur/
https://skynews.ch/allgemein/md520n-auf-huefifirn-verunfallt/
http://www.swissheli.com/history/hb-xyp.htm
https://www.aeroboek.nl/520/LN-052.HTM
https://www.sust.admin.ch/inhalte/AV-berichte/HB-XYP_VB_D_2.pdf
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