Accident Eurocopter EC-135 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 350277
 
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Date:Saturday 17 August 2013
Time:15:53
Type:Silhouette image of generic EC35 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Eurocopter EC-135
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Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Bielefeld -   Germany
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Investigating agency: BFU
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Shortly before touchdown, a large plastic bag was whirled up and got caught in the tail rotor. The helicopter then rotated around its vertical axis and landed hard.

Sources:

BFU 3X109-13

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