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| Date: | Wednesday 31 January 1996 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350B Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Lions Air AG |
| Registration: | HB-XOQ |
| MSN: | 1629 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wattwil, SG -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Amriswil - offshore |
| Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter collided with trees and crashed into wooded area killing all four occupants. Helicopter was destroyed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1639.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 November 1990 | G-MARC | Gabriel Enterprises Ltd | 0 | Eilen an Eheidh, Loch Moidart, Scotland |  |
min |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Dec-2010 08:39 | Alpine Flight | Added |
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