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| Date: | Friday 4 December 1987 |
| Time: | 09:38 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 332C Super Puma |
| Owner/operator: | Helog |
| Registration: | HB-XNE |
| MSN: | 2002 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Makila |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Bilten, GL -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Bilten - offshore |
| Bilten - offshore | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A helper on ground was hit by the cargo load of the helicopter (a tree) and seriously injured. He died later in hospital due to his injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1280.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 November 1990 | HB-XNE | Braunwald, GL | |
unk | ||
| 5 March 2007 | D-HLOG | Helog | 7 | near Zell am See (LOWZ) |  |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Dec-2010 11:52 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 07-Jan-2011 16:23 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 27-Oct-2013 08:28 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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