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| Date: | Thursday 23 September 1993 |
| Time: | 17:20 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 205A-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Kiwag Flugtransporte |
| Registration: | HB-XRZ |
| MSN: | 30308 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Flums, SG -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Schilstal - offshore |
| Schilstal - offshore | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter crashed from an altitude of about 40m after a loud bang killing the pilot. The 1980 built helicopter was in a cargo flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1572.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 December 1983 | N1084N | Heli-jet Corporation | 0 | Cokeville, WY |  |
sub |
| 28 March 1989 | HB-XRZ | Kiwag Flugtransporte | 0 | Vicosoprano, GR | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2011 13:56 | Alpine Flight | Added |
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