ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48272
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| Date: | Saturday 26 March 2005 |
| Time: | 09:01 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Heli Partner AG |
| Registration: | HB-XQO |
| MSN: | 3934 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gadmen, BE -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Nessental - offshore |
| Steingletscher - offshore | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On the occasion of a commercial passenger transport of three ski tourists from Nessental 940 m AMSL in the municipality of Gadmen to the mountain landing site near Sustenlimi on the Steingletscher glacier, the helicopter collided with the terrain on the glacier plateau to the east, below the Gwächtenhorn. The pilot and the three passengers were fatally injured in this accident. Most of the debris was scattered over approximately 150 m along a ridge of snow, extending as far as the adjacent crevasses.
The accident is attributable to the fact that the helicopter collided at high speed with the snow-covered terrain in diffuse visibility.
The following circumstances were factors: 1) unrecognized hazards of variable wind and visibility conditions, with regard to the helicopter's control characteristics; 2) incorrectly evaluated performance requirement conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1965_e.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Jan-2011 04:02 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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