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| Date: | Sunday 19 August 1990 |
| Time: | 10:05 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350B1 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Heli-TV |
| Registration: | HB-XSO |
| MSN: | 1950 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Sabbione, TI -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | LSZA |
| Sabbione | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot was forced to make an autorotation landing due to low fuel. The helicopter was substantial damaged in this landing. The pilot escaped uninjured. The helicopter was repaired and converted to an AS 350B2. It crashed in 2013, killing four occupants.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1416_d.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 June 2013 | HB-XSO | Heli-TV | 4 | Near Lodrino, TI | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Dec-2010 07:50 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 30-Jun-2013 11:17 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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