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| Date: | Thursday 27 June 1996 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Agusta A109K2 |
| Owner/operator: | Swiss Air Ambulance |
| Registration: | HB-XWD |
| MSN: | 10004 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fribourg -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The tail rotor struck an electrical wire during a rescue mission.
CAUSE
The accident was due to a collision of the tail rotor with an electrical wire, the existence of which was known to the crew, but which was forgotten by the pilot during the difficult rescue operation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
BFU Switzerland
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 July 1997 | HB-XWD | Swiss Air Ambulance | 0 | Leysin, VD | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2024 17:34 | ASN | Added |
| 24-Jun-2025 09:45 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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