Accident Aérospatiale AS 350B1 Ecureuil OE-BXR,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 67843
 
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Date:Thursday 22 August 1991
Time:16:15 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aérospatiale AS 350B1 Ecureuil
Owner/operator:Bundesministerium für Inneres (BMI)
Registration: OE-BXR
MSN: 2368
Year of manufacture:1990
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Hallenstein, Lofer -   Austria
Phase: En route
Nature:Ambulance
Departure airport:Zell am See Hospital
Destination airport:Salzburg Hospital
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The pilot of the helicopter noticed heavy vibrations during an ambulance flight from Zell am See hospital to Salzburg hospital and decided to make an emergency landing at Hallenstein, Lofer. The helicopter crashed during this landing killing the patient (62) onboard. The three remaining crew-members of the helicopter suffered serious injuries.

Sources:

http://versa.bmvit.gv.at/uploads/media/19910822_Aerospatiale_Ecureuil_AS_350_B1__GZ._84331.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Aug-2009 08:50 Alpine Flight Added
12-Aug-2010 04:30 Alpine Flight Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Narrative]
29-Jul-2012 08:05 TB Updated [Operator, Narrative]
26-Sep-2013 12:40 Alpine Flight Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]

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