Bell 206B collision with terrain at Sustenlimi
A Bell 206B carrying heli-ski participants collided with high mountain terrain at Sustenlimi. The pilot and three passengers died.
At a glance
- Date
- 2005-03-26
- Location
- Sustenlimi, Steingletscher, Bern, CH
- Activity
- Heli skiing
- Operational phase
- Flight
- Categories
- Aviation
- Fatalities
- 4
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Party size
- 4
- Operator
- Unknown
- Flight operator
- Heli Partner AG
- Investigation authority
- Swiss Accident Investigation Board
- Investigation ID
- 1965
Aircraft
- Bell · 206B Jet Ranger III · Bell 206 · HB-XQO · Involved
People by role
- Guest
- 3
- Pilot
- 1
Confirmed facts
- The flight was part of a heli-ski day.
- All four occupants died.
Timeline
2005-03-26
Occurrence
A Bell 206B carrying heli-ski participants collided with high mountain terrain at Sustenlimi. The pilot and three passengers died.
What remains unknown
- The public activity-operator legal name requires source reconciliation.
Sources
Swiss Accident Investigation Board · Tier A · Primary source · Final investigation · DE
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Revision history
- v2 · 22/08/2026 — Published from approved import batch incident-pilot-2026-08.
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