ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157331
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| Date: | Saturday 29 June 2013 |
| Time: | 08:05 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350B2 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Heli-TV |
| Registration: | HB-XSO |
| MSN: | 1950 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Lodrino, TI -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | LSXR |
| Trüsp, Personico | |
| Investigating agency: | SUST |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
An AS 350B2 Ecureuil helicopter contacted the mountainside while attempting to land at the Trüsp mountain refuge near Personico, Switzerland. Two passengers apparently got off before the pilot steered the helicopter away back to Lodrino. The pilot lost control and the helicopter impacted the ground. The pilot and three occupants were killed in the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.sust.admin.ch/pdfs/AV-berichte/HB-XSO.pdf
http://www.cdt.ch/ticino-e-regioni/cronaca/86631/elicottero-precipita-a-lodrino-4-morti.html
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.nordbayerischer-kurier.de/nachrichten/vier_tote_bei_hubschrauberabsturz_schweizer_alpen]
https://www.sn.at/panorama/international/vier-tote-bei-hubschrauberabsturz-in-der-schweiz-4747897
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/HB-XSO.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 August 1990 | HB-XSO | Heli-TV | 0 | Sabbione, TI | |
sub |
| 27 June 1992 | ZK-HEA | Glacier Helicopters | 0 | Fox Glacier, Westland NP |  |
sub |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
Media:
BREAKING NEWS [29.06-14:00] #Iragna Canton Ticino #Svizzera +++CADE #ELICOTTERO 4 MORTI+++ via:TiPress #emergenza24 pic.twitter.com/IXKYPRWsWi
— Emergenza24 (@Emergenza24) June 29, 2013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jun-2013 09:00 | Capt. Haddock | Added |
| 29-Jun-2013 13:01 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2013 13:04 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport] |
| 29-Jun-2013 13:07 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 30-Jun-2013 09:29 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2013 23:34 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Jul-2013 17:42 | harro | Updated [Time, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-May-2022 18:24 | harro | Updated [Accident report] |
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