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Westland-Bell 47G-3B1 crash near Wintringen, Luxembourg

serious1978-07-11
Summary

The helicopter suffered a tail rotor failure while spraying a vineyard at Wintringen and was destroyed.

Incident details
Date
1978-07-11
Location
Wintringen, Luxembourg
Registration
D-HHRK
Operator type
commercial
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Occupants
1
Probable cause
Mechanical failure
Phase of flight
manoeuvre
Source
BFU ↗
49.5300, 6.3400
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Severityserious
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceBFU
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