AS350-B3 collision with terrain at Claridenfirn
An AS350-B3 carrying five people for heli-skiing lost visual references during a second approach at Claridenfirn and collided with terrain. Four people were lightly injured.
At a glance
- Date
- 2012-03-21
- Location
- Claridenfirn, Glarus, CH
- Activity
- Heli skiing
- Operational phase
- Landing
- Categories
- Aviation
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Party size
- 6
- Operator
- Unknown
- Flight operator
- Heli-Linth AG
- Investigation authority
- Swiss Accident Investigation Board
- Investigation ID
- 2191
Aircraft
- Eurocopter · AS350 B3 · AS350 · HB-ZKK · Involved
People by role
- Guest
- 5
- Pilot
- 1
Confirmed facts
- The transport was for heli-skiing.
- The helicopter collided with terrain after visual references were lost.
Timeline
2012-03-21
Occurrence
An AS350-B3 carrying five people for heli-skiing lost visual references during a second approach at Claridenfirn and collided with terrain. Four people were lightly injured.
What remains unknown
- Activity-operator identity requires the full report.
Sources
Swiss Accident Investigation Board · Tier A · Primary source · Final investigation · DE
Published Unknown · Accessed 22/08/2026
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Revision history
- v2 · 22/08/2026 — Published from approved import batch incident-pilot-2026-08.
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