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| Date: | Tuesday 13 October 1998 |
| Time: | 16:55 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 316A Alouette III |
| Owner/operator: | FATS |
| Registration: | HB-XDE |
| MSN: | 1717 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Verbania -
 Italy
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Locarno - LSZL |
| Bern-Belp - LSZB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter crashed into a rock killing the pilot. The 1970 built Alouette III was completely destroyed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1733.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Dec-2010 05:12 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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