Accident Aérospatiale AS 350B Ecureuil HB-XOQ,
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Date:Wednesday 31 January 1996
Time:14:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aérospatiale AS 350B Ecureuil
Owner/operator:Lions Air AG
Registration: HB-XOQ
MSN: 1629
Year of manufacture:1982
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Wattwil, SG -   Switzerland
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Amriswil - offshore
Destination airport:Zürich - LSZH
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The helicopter collided with trees and crashed into wooded area killing all four occupants. Helicopter was destroyed.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1639.pdf

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
13 November 1990 G-MARC Gabriel Enterprises Ltd 0 Eilen an Eheidh, Loch Moidart, Scotland min
Mid-air collision

Revision history:

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20-Dec-2010 08:39 Alpine Flight Added

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