Incident report
Bell 212 crash near Antarctica, Antarctica
serious1983-01-04
Summary
The Bell 212 suffered a white-out on landing about ten kilometres from the research ship Polarbjørn during the German Antarctic Expedition. It rolled over, caught fire and burnt out. All seven aboard survived.
Incident details
Date
1983-01-04
Location
Antarctica, Antarctica
Aircraft
Registration
D-HOBA
Operator
Operator type
commercial
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Occupants
7
Probable cause
Phase of flight
landing
-70.5800, -8.2500
Quick stats
Severityserious
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceHamburger Abendblatt
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