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| Date: | Friday 8 July 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350B2 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | HELIX Fluggesellschaft |
| Registration: | D-HIIX |
| MSN: | 9005 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Benningen on river Neckar -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| refuelling place | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Cut powerline after spraying vineyards on the way back to the temporary refuelling place
Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-helicopter-as350-registered-d-hiix-on-08-07-16-at-benningen-investigation-led-by-bfu---germany/
BFU16-0914-DX
http://www.helionline.net/photogallery//////D-HIIX+9005
Files of reg office LBA
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2023 08:03 | harro | Added |
| 07-Aug-2023 08:03 | harro | Updated |
| 11-Jun-2025 12:51 | Gerhardt | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 11-Jun-2025 12:52 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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