Accident Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama HB-XRB, Friday 6 November 1987
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Date:Friday 6 November 1987
Time:13:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic LAMA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama
Owner/operator:Heli TV
Registration: HB-XRB
MSN: 2435
Year of manufacture:1975
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Chironico, TI -   Switzerland
Phase: Approach
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Talsohle - offshore
Destination airport:Chironico - offshore
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The helicopter crashed on approach and was destroyed. One of the five occupants was killed, three were substantial injured and one minor.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 years and 4 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1310.pdf

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Dec-2010 14:09 Alpine Flight Added

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