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| Date: | Thursday 22 January 2004 |
| Time: | 13:50 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama |
| Owner/operator: | Heli TV |
| Registration: | HB-XRA |
| MSN: | 1542/17 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mergoscia, TI -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Mergoscia - offshore |
| Mergoscia - offshore | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Contacted a transportation cable on a mountainside and crashed to the ground. The helicopter was converted from an Alouette II. Helicopter was destroyed and pilot seriously injured.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1839_d.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Dec-2010 10:36 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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