Incident Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama HB-XII, Friday 24 May 1991
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Date:Friday 24 May 1991
Time:10:35 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic LAMA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama
Owner/operator:Air Zermatt AG
Registration: HB-XII
MSN: 2551
Year of manufacture:1979
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Betten, VS -   Switzerland
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Betten - offshore
Destination airport:Betten - offshore
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The helicopter collided with a rope and crashed to the ground injuring the pilot substantial. The helicopter was badly damaged, but repaired.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 5 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1452.pdf

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

8 April 1981 HB-XII Air Zermatt AG 0 Oberaletschgletscher, VS sub
28 September 1984 HB-XII Tätschen, VS unk
8 July 2009 HB-XII Air Zermatt 0 Dufourspitze non
8 January 2016 HB-XII Raron Flugplatz (LSTA) unk
18 December 2021 HB-XII Air Zermatt AG 0 Alphubel, VS sub

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Dec-2010 04:36 Alpine Flight Added

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