Eurocopter BK117 D-2 crash near between Nothum and Bavigne, Lac de la Haute-Sûre, Luxembourg

The air ambulance, based at Ettelbruck Hospital helipad, had responded to a road accident between Nothum and Bavigne. Taking off from the off-airport landing site, the main rotor contacted tree branches about nine metres above the ground. The blades were damaged and the flight ended in a hard landing. All four aboard — pilot, technical crew member and medical staff — were uninjured, and the helicopter sustained substantial damage.