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| Date: | Wednesday 8 April 1981 |
| Time: | 09:06 LT |
| Type: |  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: | Oberaletschgletscher, VS -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Ebnefluh - offshore |
| Mörel - offshore | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot lost half the control of the helicopter and crashedlanded onto the glacier. He escaped uninjured.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1026.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 September 1984 | HB-XII | Tätschen, VS | |
unk | ||
| 24 May 1991 | HB-XII | Air Zermatt AG | 0 | Betten, VS | |
sub |
| 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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2010 11:01 | Alpine Flight | Added |
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