Christoph 17

Christoph 17 D-HZSH, D-HZSQ, D-HZSR
Christoph 17 lands at the Enzianhütte
Air rescue center data
Operator:	Federal Ministry of the Interior , Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK)
Helicopter type:	Airbus Helicopters H135
Former LFZ *:	until 2007: Bölkow Bo 105 until 2018: Eurocopter EC 135 T2i
Installation:	September 15, 1980
Location:	Kempten-Durach airfield
Particularities:	Equipment with rescue winch for rescue in alpine terrain
Coordinates:	47 ° 41 '44.5 "  N , 10 ° 20' 29.4"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 41 '44.5 "  N , 10 ° 20' 29.4"  E
crew
Pilot:	Federal Police Fliegerstaffel South
Doctor:	Air rescue association for the Allgäu Christoph 17 Kempten
HEMS Technical Crew Member :	Bavarian Red Cross Oberallgäu
* LFZ = aircraft

Christoph 17 is a rescue helicopter stationedat Kempten-Durach airfield .

history

On September 15, 1980, a Bölkow Bo 105 was put into service for air rescue in the Allgäu. On February 23, 2007 the Bo 105 was replaced by a Eurocopter EC 135 T2i. In 2018 the Eurocopter EC135 was replaced by an aircraft of the Airbus Helicopters H135 model. The new pattern is equipped with a rescue winch. In the previous model, on the other hand, there was only one device for rope collection.

Incidents

• 1985: On January 5, 1985, after a whiteout , the main rotor of the D-HDAX hit the ground at the middle station of the Mittagberg , the crew remained uninjured. The heavily damaged helicopter was flown into the valley as an external load under an Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma and transported to Oberschleißheim for repairs on a waiting low-loader.
• 1995: On February 10, 1995, D-HDPB crashed near Hittisau in the Bregenzerwald ( 47 ° 27 ′ 0 ″  N , 10 ° 4 ′ 0 ″  E ) after colliding with the ropes of a material ropeway; the pilot was killed. The emergency doctor and the paramedic were saved seriously injured.

crew

The crew of the Christoph 17 consists of three members:

• pilot
• Emergency doctor
• HEMS Crew Member (Paramedic)

The pilots are provided by the Federal Police Fliegerstaffel Süd in Oberschleißheim .

literature

• ADAC Luftrettung GmbH: ADAC station atlas "Christoph - please come!". Munich, 2006, ISBN 3-933266-46-7 .

Web links

Commons : Christoph 17 (air ambulance)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Christoph 17 - Kempten. In: civil defense helicopters. Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance , accessed on October 10, 2018 . 
• Nico Felder: Air rescue for the Allgäu. Rescue helicopter Christoph 17th air rescue for the Allgäu Christoph 17 Kempten eV, accessed on October 10, 2018 ( Christoph 17 homepage ). 

Individual evidence

D-HZSC ready to go in Kempten-Durach

1. ↑ The Christoph 17 rescue helicopter team introduces itself. Allgäuer Zeitung , September 24, 2012, archived from the original on March 14, 2016 ; accessed on October 10, 2018 : "Until the completion of the new hangar in Kempten-Ursulasried, Christoph 17 will be stationed at Durach airfield." 
2. ↑ Team www.rth.info: rth.info | BBK receives two new H135 civil defense helicopters. Retrieved January 6, 2019 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Nico Felder: Air rescue for the Allgäu. In: history. Air rescue for the Allgäu Christoph 17 Kempten eV, accessed on October 10, 2018 . 
4. ^ Alfred Ganser: Expert reports and suggestions. (PDF) Aircraft Accident Commission Vienna, October 2, 1997, archived from the original on February 8, 2016 ; accessed on October 10, 2018 : “The material ropeway in question was an aviation obstacle for which labeling measures were required. The condition of the marking was no longer suitable to draw the pilot's attention to the obstacle. "