Helicopter crashed following a wire strike and caught fire in remote mountainous area.  Three fatalities.

Date:

24 May, 2012

Reg:

HB-XPQ

Make:

Bell

Model:

B206

MSN:

8606

Location:

Eggschwand

Country:

Switzerland

Civil / Military:

Civil

Fatalities:

3

Link:

http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/HB-XPQ.pdf

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