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| Date: | Tuesday 29 July 2025 |
| Time: | c. 10:00 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC 135P2+ |
| Owner/operator: | Luftwaffe, opb. DL Helicopter Technik |
| Registration: | D-HCDL |
| MSN: | 0700 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Grimma -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fliegerhorst Holzdorf (ETSH) |
| local |
A German military contracted Eurocopter EC 135P2+, performing flight STLON82, callsign "Stallion 82", crashed into the Mulde river, near Grimma, Leipzig, Saxony.
The helicopter is one of several civil registered helicopters that conduct pilot training on behalf of Helicopter Wing 64 (HSG 64), based at Holzdorf Air Base (ETSH).
It was decleared missing between 10:00 LT and 11:30 LT before debris were found by kayakers around 12:00 LT.
The bodies of two occupants have been recovered from the river. The body of the third occupant was later recovered further downriver. The helicopter was destroyed.
The Air Force spokesperson stated that the cause of the accident is under investigation.
He explained that low-altitude flights, below 150 metres (500 feet), are part of the helicopter crew training programme. This could also include flying under power lines or bridges, as this may be necessary during operations. This is an approved procedure.
According to local media reports and eye-witnesses extreme low level flying was observed and the helicopter allegedly under-flew the highway bridge of highway A14.
A water level measuring point with a cable system crossing river mulde is located close to the accident site. Photos appear to show the cable system missing one of the measurement cables.
Sources:
https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/sachsen/leipzig/grimma-oschatz-wurzen/absturz-hubschrauber-mulde-100~amp.html
https://www.flz.de/hubschrauber-absturz-in-sachsen-was-wir-wissen--was-nicht/cnt-id-ps-94ef737b-f2f0-4503-a314-f5fb50ffd5f8
https://www.lvz.de/lokales/leipzig-lk/grimma/grimma-abgestuerzter-hubschrauber-flog-der-auftrag-der-bundeswehr-LKQ7UK5C5FFFZB3DLPEH5R4A2Y.html
https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/sachsen-insassen-des-abgestuerzten-bundeswehr-hubschraubers-tot-geborgen-a-ea13dbb5-4b1f-481f-99e9-bdd0991a7cb8
https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/sachsen/leipzig/grimma-oschatz-wurzen/hubschrauber-absturz-bergung-bundeswehr-einsatzkraefte-104~amp.html
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/DHCDL/history/20250729/0659Z/ETSH/L%2051.34712%2012.73125
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=3dd841&lat=51.421&lon=12.104&zoom=8.0&showTrace=2025-07-29
https://www.dlhelicopter.com/2021/07/08/aufnahme-des-flugbetriebs-in-holzdorf
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/533496_1691231307.jpg (photo)
https://www.tag24.de/thema/unglueck/helikopter-tragoedie-in-grimma-das-letzte-foto-15-sekunden-vor-dem-absturz-3408390#
https://www.tag24.de/thema/unglueck/traurige-gewissheit-nach-hubschrauber-absturz-drittes-besatzungsmitglied-tot-geborgen-3408452
History of this aircraft
Ex D-HECB
Images:
Magdeburg Airport (EDBM), 06/2024
Media:
On July 29, 2025, a Bundeswehr helicopter crashed into the Mulde River near Grimma during a training flight, killing two soldiers and leaving one missing. The crash was discovered by paddlers, and the cause remains under investigation. Over 100 emergency personnel, including… pic.twitter.com/6ArSp3vqx9
— aircraftmaintenancengineer (@airmainengineer) July 29, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2025 12:14 | Edtf-1634 | Added |
| 29-Jul-2025 12:15 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jul-2025 12:26 | ASN | Updated [Phase, Source, Damage, ] |
| 29-Jul-2025 13:43 | gerard57 | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jul-2025 14:04 | FirstOfficer | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 29-Jul-2025 14:08 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 29-Jul-2025 14:26 | ASN | Updated [Category, ] |
| 29-Jul-2025 15:09 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jul-2025 16:51 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jul-2025 17:29 | nilsberwing | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, ] |
| 29-Jul-2025 17:51 | stefan_k | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jul-2025 18:15 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jul-2025 19:18 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jul-2025 21:48 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 29-Jul-2025 21:56 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jul-2025 21:58 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jul-2025 07:06 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jul-2025 08:07 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 30-Jul-2025 08:58 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 30-Jul-2025 12:39 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jul-2025 18:44 | ASN | Updated |
| 31-Jul-2025 05:09 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 31-Jul-2025 05:10 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 31-Jul-2025 05:14 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jul-2025 11:58 | jsm | Updated [Time, ] |
| 01-Aug-2025 05:37 | stefan_k | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 01-Aug-2025 13:51 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 03-Aug-2025 06:37 | ASN | Updated |
| 03-Aug-2025 07:33 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 05-Aug-2025 18:06 | pellis | Updated [Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Aug-2025 18:06 | ASN | Updated [Country, ] |
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