ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311024
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| Date: | Friday 14 April 2023 |
| Time: | c. 22:40 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus Helicopters BK 117D-2 / H145 |
| Owner/operator: | ARA Flugrettung gemeinnützige GmbH |
| Registration: | OE-XRE |
| MSN: | 20056 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Bidingen, Bavaria -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Augsburg Universitätsklinikum |
| Bezirkskrankenhaus Reutte | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Airbus Helicopters BK 117D-2 / H145, operated by ARA Flugrettung gemeinnützige GmbH as "RK-2", collided with a pigeon while returning to the Bezirkskrankenhaus Reutte, Ehenbichl, after they delivered a patient at the Augsburg Universitätsklinikum, Bavaria. The crew performed an emergency landing near Bidingen, Bavaria.
The four occupants were not injured and the helicopter received a cracked windshield.
Sources:
https://www.merkur.de/bayern/rettungshubschrauber-notlandung-taube-bayern-bidingen-patient-einsatz-92212581.html
https://www.puls24.at/news/chronik/crash-mit-taube-rettungshubschrauber-musste-notlanden/294622
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/OEXRE/history/20230414/2027Z
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/77937_1651937253.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex D-HDSI, D-HADD
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2023 10:49 | limaoscarzulu | Added |
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