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| Date: | Wednesday 13 October 1993 |
| Time: | 11:23 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama |
| Owner/operator: | Air Glaciers SA |
| Registration: | HB-XEO |
| MSN: | 2321 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Château-d'Oex, VD -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Château-d'Oex - offshore |
| Château-d'Oex - offshore | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Helicopter touched a rope with the rear rotor. Pilot was able to land the helicopter. HB-XEO was minor damaged.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1528.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 September 1980 | HB-XEO | Air Glaciers SA | 0 | Jungfraufirn, VS | |
sub |
| 21 November 1983 | HB-XEO | Air Glaciers SA | 0 | Savièse, VS | |
non |
| 30 August 2016 | HB-XEO | Air Glaciers | 0 | La Médettaz, Salvan Gorge, near Tretien | |
w/o |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2010 05:59 | Alpine Flight | Added |
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