Two injured – helicopter accidents in Unteriberg (SZ) and Saas Fee (VS) – News

  • In Unteriberg (SZ) there was an accident with a helicopter on Saturday, the pilot was injured.
  • There was also an accident in Saas Fee (VS): A private pilot severely damaged a rented helicopter during a hard landing in the high mountains. A passenger had to be flown to the hospital.

On Saturday at 4 p.m., a civil helicopter crashed from a few meters into the snow-covered meadow in Unteriberg (SZ), as the Schwyz canton police announced in the evening. The 47-year-old pilot, who was alone on the plane, suffered minor injuries. He was taken to the hospital.

The helicopter was badly damaged. The Swiss Safety Investigation Board (Sust) was called in to clarify the course of events and the cause of the accident.

Hard landing near Saas Fee

The second hard landing with the helicopter rented by Air Zermatt occurred around ten o’clock on the Alphubel mountain airfield at over 3800 meters above sea level, as the airline announced. One of the four passengers had to be flown to the hospital as a precaution.

The machine was badly damaged. The incident is also being investigated by the Sust.

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