Date:	Wednesday 16 September 1981
Time:	15:30 LT
Type:	Aérospatiale AS 350B Ecureuil
Owner/operator:	Säntis Heli AG
Registration:	HB-XLW
MSN:	1325
Year of manufacture:	1980
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	St.Antönien Ascharina, Swiss canton of Graubünden -   Switzerland
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	St.Antönien Ascharina, Swiss canton of Graubünden
Destination airport:	St.Antönien Ascharina, Swiss canton of Graubünden
Investigating agency:	BFU Switz.
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
Ex-D-HECU: re-registered in Switzerland 15.12.80 as HB-XLW. Written off 16.9.81 when crashed at St. Antönien Ascharina, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The cargo rope came into the rear rotor. Pilot made an emergency landing and helicopter flipped to the side. It was destroyed. The pilot had substantial injuries. Registration HB-XLW cancelled 26.10.82 (over one year later)

1. http://www.sust.admin.ch/pdfs/AV-berichte//1051.pdf
2. http://www.swissheli.com/history/hb-xlw.htm
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/se350show.asp?start=301&count=50]
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascharina
5. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=46314
6. http://bernairnewsfromthearchive2.blogspot.co.uk/2010/10/hb-xlw-as350b-jan81.html

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
20-Dec-2010 11:31	Alpine Flight	Added
28-Jun-2014 20:42	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]