What happened
On May 24, 2012, at approximately 1545 UTC, an Agusta-Bell 206B helicopter, registration HB-XPQ, crashed in a mountain forest near Eggschwand, Switzerland. The aircraft, which was operated by Heliswiss, was conducting a non-scheduled local training flight that had departed from Bern, Switzerland.
During the flight, the helicopter collided with a cable, leading to the destruction of the aircraft and a subsequent post-impact fire. The accident resulted in 3 fatal injuries involving the two pilots and one passenger on board. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were within visual meteorological limits.
The investigation
An examination of the helicopter's engine was conducted on April 17, 2013, at Rolls-Royce North America in Indianapolis, Indiana. The inspection found no mechanical damage that would have prevented the engine from operating normally.