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Bell 206B crash near Beuson, Switzerland

fatal2000-09-261 fatality
Summary

Two Air Glaciers helicopters, an Alouette III and a Bell 206B JetRanger, collided while preparing to land on a football field in Beuson, Valais. One Indian tourist aboard the Bell 206 was killed. Pilots Christian Rosat and Jean-Jerome Pouget were convicted of negligent homicide in 2004.

Incident details
Date
2000-09-26
Location
Beuson, Switzerland
Aircraft
Operator
Operator type
commercial
Fatalities
1
Injuries
0
Occupants
0
Probable cause
46.2100, 7.2200
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities1
Injuries0
SourceHeli Archive
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