ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71789
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 May 2005 |
| Time: | 20:46 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Airlift A/S |
| Registration: | LN-OPY |
| MSN: | 3446 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kolsås i Bærum -
 Norway
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | AIBN |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter, chartered by an event organizer, carrying a pilot and six passengers, contacted a tree while manoeuvring around a wooded hillside. The helicopter´s doors had been removed and some of the passengers were sitting on the floor with their legs outside the helicopter. One of them injured his feet when the helicopter struck trees. The pilot made a forced landing but the helicopter rolled over. One of the passengers fell out and later died of injuries received. Another passenger was seriously injured. Four other passengers sustained minor injuries. The helicopter was destroyed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.aibn.no/luftfart/rapporter/2010-01
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2010 11:55 | harro | Added |
| 28-Jan-2010 07:36 | slowkid | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2017 17:42 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Sep-2017 18:37 | TB | Updated [Date] |
| 13-Jan-2022 15:31 | harro | Updated [Nature, Accident report] |
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