MD 900 Explorer   msn: 900-00017

# 017 / OE-XWF, The MD Explorer, call-sign "Martin 4" resting on the slope of Mount Grossglockner.
On the evening of 1 August 2017 the helicopter was involved in a landing incident just below
Schutzhaus Adlersruhe. Fortunately of the 4 persons on board only one was slightly injured.
The wreck of the MD Explorer was lifted from the slope a few days later by an Eurocopter Super Puma.

Photo: Grossglockner, 2 August 2017.

# 017 / OE-XWF, Heli Austria, secured on the slope of Mount Grossglockner.

Photo: Grossglockner, 2 August 2017.

# 017 / OE-XWF, Heli Tirol, repainted in red livery, captured at Karres heliport, Austria.

Photo: LOPJ.

# 017 / OE-XWF, "Martin" Operated by Heli Austria, with NOTARZT markings,
was captured at Karres, Austria.

Photo: Heli Austria, LOPJ, 6 May 2011.

# 017 / HB-XJF, Fuchs Helikopter.

Photo: Robert Stokmaier.

# 017 / HB-XJF in use as an Electronic News Gathering helicopter at Zurich Kloten.

Photo: PixAir, LSZH, 7 Oct 2000.

# 017 / HB-XJF with additional "www.fuchs.ch" ,"idee suisse" and "sf drs" markings.

Photo: Tom Bukkems, Saas Fee, 19 June 2003.

# 017 / HB-XJF, Fuchs Helikopter - Bamert.

 Airframe History:
 Date: Tailnumber: Owner / Operator:
 JUN 1995 N9213Z  MD Helicopters,
 Mesa, Arizona
 AUG 1995 HB-XJF  Fuchs Helikopter,
 Schindellegi, Switserland
 MAR 2011 OE-XWF  Heli Austria,
 Sankt Johann im Pongau, Austria
 AUG 2017 OE-XWF  landing incident on the slope of
 Grossglockner mountain, Austria
     

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