Two helicopters collided in white-out conditions during a police exercise.  An AS332L2 and a EC155 had landed and kicked up a lot of snow.  The pilot of a second AS332 landing soon after then suffered white-out and landed too close to the EC155, killing the pilot.  Three other injuries reported.

Date:

21 March, 2013

Reg:

D-HEGB

Make:

Eurocopter

Model:

AS332

MSN:

2265

Location:

Olympic Stadium, Berlin

Country:

Germany

Civil / Military:

Civil

Operator:

German-Federal-Police

Link:

http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/zwei-hubschrauber-in-berlin-bei-uebung-kollidiert-mehrere-verletzte-a-890149.html

Link:

http://www.bild.de/regional/berlin/hubschrauberabsturz/hubschrauber-absturz-berlin-olympiastadion-pilot-tot-29603836.bild.html