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| Date: | Friday 22 May 2009 |
| Time: | 07:40 LT |
| Type: |  MBB BK 117B-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht (DRF) |
| Registration: | D-HUUU |
| MSN: | 7242 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport (STR/EDDS) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
"Christoph 51" destroyed by fire inside a hangar. During a routine morning check of the medical equipment by a paramedic (42), unexpected flame came out of an oxygen bottle injuring the paramedic with serious burns and destroying the helicopter.
Sources:
http://www.rth.info/news/news.php?id=845
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 07:58 | Frank Vorwerk/ HTDI | Added |
| 22-May-2009 08:05 | slowkid | Updated |
| 22-May-2009 10:29 | Frank Vorwerk/ HTDI | Updated |
| 24-Jul-2010 12:38 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Aug-2010 09:57 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 19-Aug-2010 10:56 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, ] |
| 22-Nov-2012 11:20 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Nov-2012 11:28 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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