A helicopter crashed in a meadow during an autorotation attempt, resulting in one fatality and one serious injury.
On August 24, 2019, at approximately 1400 UTC, a Rotorway Exec 162F helicopter, bearing registration HB-YKJ, crashed in a meadow located roughly 3 miles south of Herisau, Switzerland. The aircraft was performing an autorotation when the impact occurred. Following the crash, the helicopter was destroyed and caught fire. The pilot sustained 1 fatal injury, while the passenger sustained 1 serious injury.
The provided source does not state an official probable cause.
A helicopter crashed in a meadow during an autorotation attempt, resulting in one fatality and one serious injury.
The accident was fatal, resulting in 1 fatality.
The accident on 24 Aug 2019 involved a Rotorway EXEC 162F Undesignat, operated by Widmer, Marcel, at Herisau, Switzerland.
The provided source does not state an official probable cause.
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