ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22708
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| Date: | Saturday 13 August 1994 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Markus Baumann |
| Registration: | HB-XYU |
| MSN: | 4206 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Fussach bei Bregenz, Vorarlberg -
 Austria
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Altenrhein, Austria |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 13-08-1994, during a flight from Altenrhein, about 10 minutes after take-off, the helicopter encountered turbulence, its engine suffered a compressor stall and lost power. The pilot carried out a forced landing at Fussach bei Bregenz, Vorarlberg, but the helicopter touched down in a tail down attitude, pitched forward and rolled over.
Registration HB-XYU cancelled 22-05-1995; however, helicopter re-built, and registration restored 22-05-1995 to BB Heli AG. Written off for a second and final time 06-09-1997 when crashed at Waidberg, Zurich, Switzerland. Registration HB-XYU cancelled 21-01-1998
Sources:
1. http://www.swissheli.com/history/hb-xyu.htm
2. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=19859
3. http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 September 1997 | HB-XYU | BB Heli AG | 1 | Waidberg/ZH |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2008 10:48 | Vaclav Kudela | Added |
| 08-Jan-2011 02:20 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Damage] |
| 26-Aug-2016 20:38 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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