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| Date: | Wednesday 3 April 2024 |
| Time: | 11:53 |
| Type: |  Kaman K-1200 K-Max |
| Owner/operator: | Rotex Helicopter |
| Registration: | HB-ZXY |
| MSN: | A94-0060 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2023 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Judenbach -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A forestry helicopter has crashed during timber work in the Föritz valley in southern Thuringia. The pilot is in shock and is to be taken to hospital, a police spokesperson said on Wednesday afternoon.
Conclusions
The loss of control of the helicopter with a type of dynamic rollover over the load hook occurred as a result of the helicopter becoming tethered when picking up the external load.
Contributory factors were:
- The low flexibility of the entire external load
- The elongated extension of the tubular load sling on the ground
- The closed gripper of the Heligrip
- The crosswind during the pick-up
- The positioning of the helicopter in hover flight
- The pilot's reaction to the lateral pull
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.merkur.de/deutschland/thueringen/hubschrauber-bei-forstarbeiten-abgestuerzt-zr-92983943.html
https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/thueringen/sued-thueringen/sonneberg/hubschauber-unfall-judenbach-helikopter-absturz-100.html
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/hb-zxy#349d78d3
https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/126724/5749202
Location
Media:
In #Judenbach bei #Sonneberg ist am Mittwochnachmittag ein #Hubschrauber abgestürzt. Der Pilot blieb unverletzt. https://t.co/7VLK9GvThm #Blaulicht #Unfall
— MDR THÜRINGEN (@mdr_th) April 3, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2024 14:36 | Stoik | Added |
| 03-Apr-2024 14:37 | ASN | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 03-Apr-2024 14:38 | ASN | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 03-Apr-2024 18:50 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 03-Apr-2024 22:23 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 04-Apr-2024 08:51 | Stoik | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 30-May-2024 18:41 | Anon. | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 06-Apr-2025 06:22 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 06-Apr-2025 06:23 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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