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| Date: | Tuesday 18 January 1983 |
| Time: | 10:22 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Mountain Flyers 80 |
| Registration: | HB-XKK |
| MSN: | 566 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zermatt - LSEZ -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | LSEZ |
| LSEZ | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter took off and the pilot lost control. HB-XKK, originally built as a Bell 206A Jet Ranger, crashed and was destroyed. The occupants were seriously injured.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1105.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 June 1983 | HB-XKK | Hoch-Ybrig, SZ | |
unk | ||
| 10 November 1986 | HB-XKK | Altmatt, SZ | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2011 12:44 | Alpine Flight | Added |
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