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| Date: | Wednesday 9 April 1980 |
| Time: | 19:53 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Heliswiss |
| Registration: | HB-XAW |
| MSN: | 2180 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kiesen -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | LSZW |
| LSZB | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter collided with a powerline in a snowstorm and crashed. It burst into flames. Both occupants were killed. HB-XAW burned out fully.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1010.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 May 1963 | HB-XAW | Schweizerischen Helikopter AG | 0 | Val Camadra, TI | |
sub |
| 1 March 1964 | HB-XAW | Fuorcla Surlej, GR | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Aug-2010 14:58 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jan-2011 01:50 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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