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Old 29th Nov 2005, 13:33
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tecpilot
 
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Investigations are finished. The tragedy was caused by a failure of the hook opening switch due to abrasion inside the switch. ECF will check now over 1000 helicopters and is prepared to change this switch. The pilot will be come back into the cockpit in the next days. Austrian ministry of traffic: "Operator and pilot aren't guilty and fully released!"
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