Incident Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama HB-XFX,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47773
 
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Date:Saturday 10 July 2004
Time:10:57 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic LAMA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama
Owner/operator:Air Zermatt AG
Registration: HB-XFX
MSN: 2445
Year of manufacture:1976
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Capanna Margeritha, Punta Gnifetti, VS -   Switzerland
Phase: Approach
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Zermatt - LSEZ
Destination airport:Monte Rosa Massif area
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Struck mountainside while operating at max power in difficult conditions, with subsequent power loss. The occupants all received serious injuries.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1960_f.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2008 10:15 ASN archive Added
19-Dec-2010 10:39 Alpine Flight Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
10-Sep-2017 11:31 Aerossurance Updated [Nature, Destination airport, Narrative]

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