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Aerospatiale SA 360C Dauphin crash near Atka Bay, Antarctica

serious1981-12-31
Summary

The Dauphin struck terrain in white-out conditions during the return flight from an external load delivery, flying from the Georg von Neumayer station to the icebreaker Polarbjørn.

Incident details
Date
1981-12-31
Location
Atka Bay, Antarctica
Registration
D-HEBY
Operator type
commercial
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Occupants
1
Probable cause
Weather / IMC
Phase of flight
cruise
-70.5800, -8.2500
Quick stats
Severityserious
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceBFU
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