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| Date: | Tuesday 29 March 1988 |
| Time: | 11:08 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama |
| Owner/operator: | Air Zermatt AG |
| Registration: | HB-XDI |
| MSN: | 2207 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | St. Niklaus, VS -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | St. Niklaus - offshore |
| St. Niklaus - offshore | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter collided with a 130kV powerline and crashed. The pilot was not injured, but the helicopter badly damaged. Helicopter was repaired.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1311.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 September 1981 | HB-XDI | Air Zermatt AG | 0 | Zermatt - LSEZ | |
sub |
| 12 April 1984 | HB-XDI | Air Zermatt AG | 0 | Zermatt, VS | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2010 14:15 | Alpine Flight | Added |
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