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Truck Clips Rotor of Rescue Helicopter in Hohenwestedt, Grounding Christoph 67

ADAC says the aircraft will be moved by low-loader to its Halle-Oppin workshop after on-site removal of all four rotor blades.

Overview

  • Police said the helicopter had landed on a dairy property for a nearby internal-medicine emergency when the collision occurred around 8:30 a.m.
  • No injuries were reported, and the damage was estimated in the mid six-figure range.
  • Officers took the crew to the patient while the aircraft remained parked at the site.
  • A replacement helicopter was requested, and a substitute is now maintaining rescue coverage in Schleswig-Holstein.
  • ADAC-Luftrettung spokesman Jochen Oesterle said the damaged helicopter will be transported to the Halle-Oppin facility in Saxony-Anhalt for repairs.