ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 270928
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| Date: | Saturday 18 December 2021 |
| Time: | c. 10:00 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama |
| Owner/operator: | Air Zermatt AG |
| Registration: | HB-XII |
| MSN: | 2551 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Alphubel, VS -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Raron Airfield (LSTA) |
| Alphubel, VS | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama helicopter, sustained substantial damage when it crash landed under unknown circumstances at the Alphubel moutain, Saas-Fee, Valais, at 3,782 meters above sea level.
One of the four occupants sustained minor injuries.
Sources:
https://www.polizei-schweiz.ch/unfall-alphubel-taesch-vs-harte-helikopterlandung-mit-drei-passagieren/
https://www.watson.ch/schweiz/polizeirapport/979047738-helikopterunfaelle-in-zermatt-und-unteriberg-sz
https://www.blick.ch/schweiz/westschweiz/im-wallis-und-in-schwyz-zwei-piloten-schrotten-ihre-helikopter-id17080639.html
https://www.rhonefm.ch/actualites/un-helicoptere-dair-zermatt-accidente-lors-dun-atterrissage-en-montagne
https://www.airteamimages.com/pics/287/287013_big.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 April 1981 | HB-XII | Air Zermatt AG | 0 | Oberaletschgletscher, VS | |
sub |
| 24 May 1991 | HB-XII | Air Zermatt AG | 0 | Betten, VS | |
sub |
| 8 July 2009 | HB-XII | Air Zermatt | 0 | Dufourspitze | |
non |
Location
Media:
Le 18 décembre 2021 à 10h30, un hélicoptère s’est endommagé lors de son atterrissage sur la place d'atterrissage en montagne d'Alphubel (3'782 m. d'altitude). https://t.co/vfxCE79fLk
— Police Valais (@PoliceValais) December 19, 2021
Un pilote a endommagé son appareil en se posant à Alphubel. L’un des quatre passagers a été transporté à l’hôpital pour un contrôle. https://t.co/TZltuWDvkH
— Le Matin (@Lematinch) December 19, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2021 19:37 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Dec-2021 20:50 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 18-Dec-2021 21:04 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
| 18-Dec-2021 22:19 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2021 11:50 | Captain Adam | Updated [Departure airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2021 12:18 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 19-Dec-2021 12:24 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 19-Dec-2021 14:41 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2021 14:42 | harro | Updated [[Embed code, Narrative]] |
| 19-Dec-2021 14:59 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Narrative] |
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