ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276547
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 March 2022 |
| Time: | 10:47 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3e Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Heli-TV SA |
| Registration: | HB-ZTV |
| MSN: | 7409 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gordola, Ticino -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | Gordola |
| Valle del Carcale | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Eurocopter AS 350B3e Ecureuil was transporting materials by underslung load (HESLO) when it collided with a conductor of a high voltage power line and crashed.
The pilot died and the helicopter was destroyed by a post-crash fire.
Sources:
https://swiss.dayfr.com/local/70905.html
https://www.srf.ch/news/panorama/unfall-im-tessin-helikopter-bei-gordola-abgestuerzt
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/HBZTV/history/20220314/1009Z/LSZA/LSZA
https://www.facebook.com/helitv/photos/7115417941833981
https://www.sust.admin.ch/inhalte/AV-berichte/HB-ZTV_VB_I.pdf
Media:
#Helikopter bei #Gordola abgestürzt: Der Pilot und einzige Passagier, ein 49-jähriger Schweizer, ist noch am Absturzort seinen schweren Verletzungen erlegen.https://t.co/3qzUmmVj1Q
— SRF News (@srfnews) March 16, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2022 14:36 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Mar-2022 15:04 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 16-Mar-2022 15:08 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2022 15:08 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Embed code] |
| 16-Mar-2022 15:58 | harro | Updated [[Phase, Embed code]] |
| 16-Mar-2022 16:02 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2022 16:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2022 16:36 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2022 17:46 | PolandMoment | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2022 19:20 | rotorspot | Updated [Time, Registration, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2022 19:20 | harro | Updated [Country, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2022 19:36 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2022 09:15 | harro | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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