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Swiss air force event cancelled after incident

Xinhua, February 22, 2017 Adjust font size:

The Swiss air force has called off a show scheduled to take place in Crans-Montana later this week, days after one of its planes clipped a cable to which an airborne TV camera was attached, Switzerland's Defense Ministry said Tuesday.

The accident took place last week when a Swiss air force PC-7 TEAM aircraft was flying over the Salatrains arrival area of the Alpine World Ski Championships in St. Moritz.

While the cable, plane and camera were damaged, the Defense Ministry indicated that no one sustained injuries and the plane was able to safely land at the Samedan aerodrome.

The Swiss authorities reported last week that an investigation has been opened. Pending results and findings might have an impact on future air shows.

The Swiss air force have recently gone through a series of fatal accidents, the latest taking place in September last year when a Swiss air force Super Puma helicopter crashed at the Saint Gotthard Pass in the Swiss Alps, killing both its pilots and seriously injuring a cabin crew member.

That accident came just one month after a Swiss F/A 18 fighter jet crashed at the Susten Pass on Aug. 29, 2016, killing its 27-year-old pilot.

Two further incidents involving fighter jets took place in October 2015 and June 2016, though in both cases, the pilots were able to get out of the aircraft.

The PC-7 TEAM was scheduled to perform in Crans-Montana. Endit