Summary
On May 24, 2012, a Agusta Bell (HB-XPQ) was involved in an accident near Eggschwand, SZ. The accident resulted in 3 fatal injuries. The aircraft was destroyed.
On May 24, 2012, about 1545 UTC, an Agusta-Bell 206B Swiss registration HB-XPQ, owned and operated by Heliswiss, was destroyed when it collided with a cable and crashed in a mountain forest, near Eggschwand, Switzerland. A post-impact fire ensued. The two pilots and one passenger on board were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The foreign, non-scheduled local training flight departed Bern, Switzerland at an undetermined time.
The helicopter's engine was examined at Rolls-Royce North America, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, on April 17, 2013. The examination revealed no mechanical damage that would prevent normal engine operation.
This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Switzerland.
This accident is documented in NTSB report CEN12WA682. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft HB-XPQ.
Accident Details
Aircraft Information
Analysis
On May 24, 2012, about 1545 UTC, an Agusta-Bell 206B Swiss registration HB-XPQ, owned and operated by Heliswiss, was destroyed when it collided with a cable and crashed in a mountain forest, near Eggschwand, Switzerland. A post-impact fire ensued. The two pilots and one passenger on board were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The foreign, non-scheduled local training flight departed Bern, Switzerland at an undetermined time.
The helicopter's engine was examined at Rolls-Royce North America, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, on April 17, 2013. The examination revealed no mechanical damage that would prevent normal engine operation.
This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Switzerland. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from the Swiss Accident Investigation Board at:
Swiss Accident Investigation Board
Aviation Division
Aeropole 1, Route de Morens, 1530 Payerne
Switzerland
Telephone: +41 26 662 33 33
Facsimile: +41 26 662 33 01
E-mail: info@sust.admin.ch
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CEN12WA682