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Agusta-Bell AB 47G-2 crash near near Ehnen, Luxembourg

serious1978-06-01
Summary

The helicopter flew into a cable while spraying a vineyard near Ehnen. The pilot was seriously injured. The airframe was later rebuilt and re-registered as D-HELO in September 1984.

Incident details
Date
1978-06-01
Location
near Ehnen, Luxembourg
Registration
D-HAUS
Operator type
commercial
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Occupants
1
Probable cause
Wire strike
Phase of flight
manoeuvre
Source
BFU ↗
49.6100, 6.3800
Quick stats
Severityserious
Fatalities0
Injuries1
SourceBFU
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