Incident report
Bell 47G crash near Belp, Switzerland
fatal1953-10-263 fatalities
Summary
The first fatal helicopter accident in Swiss aviation history. Pilot Raymond Gerber was returning to base at Belp Airport after a passenger flight in a Bell 47G (HB-XAG), the company's first helicopter. While flying low over the river, the helicopter struck the cables of an electrical power line and crashed into the water. All three occupants were killed.
Incident details
Date
1953-10-26
Location
Belp, Switzerland
Aircraft
Registration
HB-XAG
Operator
Operator type
commercial
Fatalities
3
Injuries
0
Occupants
3
Probable cause
Source
Heli Archive ↗46.8914, 7.5742
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Severityfatal
Fatalities3
Injuries0
SourceHeli Archive
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