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| Date: | Wednesday 8 July 2009 |
| Time: | 13:25 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama |
| Owner/operator: | Air Zermatt |
| Registration: | HB-XII |
| MSN: | 2551 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Dufourspitze -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Zermatt - LSEZ |
| Zermatt - LSEZ | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During fixed rope evacuation of a sick climber a mountain guide assisting fell to his death due to rock fall
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/HB-XII.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 April 1981 | HB-XII | Air Zermatt AG | 0 | Oberaletschgletscher, VS | |
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| 28 September 1984 | HB-XII | Tätschen, VS | |
unk | ||
| 24 May 1991 | HB-XII | Air Zermatt AG | 0 | Betten, VS | |
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| 8 January 2016 | HB-XII | Raron Flugplatz (LSTA) | |
unk | ||
| 18 December 2021 | HB-XII | Air Zermatt AG | 0 | Alphubel, VS | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2010 09:51 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 05-Apr-2011 05:11 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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