ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30017
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 September 2000 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Agusta-Bell AB 206B JetRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Air Glaciers SA |
| Registration: | HB-XNU |
| MSN: | 8289 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Beuson, VS -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wallis |
| Beuson - offshore | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Jet Ranger collided in midair with an Alouette III (HB-XJR). Both helicopters crashed. All seven occupants of the Alouette III were killed as well as one person from the Jet Ranger. Three occupants of the Jet Ranger were seriously injured and one only minor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1771f.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Dec-2010 11:56 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Dec-2010 11:59 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Narrative] |
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