Guimbal CABRI HB-ZYZ
18 October 2025 · Locarno, Switzerland · No injuries
Summary
On 18 October 2025 at about 14:05 local time, a Guimbal CABRI registered HB-ZYZ, operated by Swiss Helicopter AG, was involved in an accident near Locarno, Switzerland. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.
The record
- Date
- at 14:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Locarno, Switzerland
- Nearest airport
- Locarno Airport (LSZL)
- Coordinates
- 46.1653, 8.8778
- Aircraft
- Guimbal CABRI
- Registration
- HB-ZYZ
- Category
- Helicopter
- Year built
- 2017
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Swiss Helicopter AG
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Locarno → Locarno
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- NTSB number
- GAA26WA023
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Guimbal CABRI accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2020 | Guimbal CABRI G2 | Independence, Iowa, United States | University of Dubuque | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 May 2019 | Guimbal CABRI | St. Louis, Illinois, United States | D H Helicopter Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2019 | Guimbal CABRI | McMinnville, Oregon, United States | Precision Flight Training Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 2019 | Guimbal CABRI | Kent Island, Maryland, United States | Monumental Helicopters | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Sep 2018 | Guimbal CABRI | Santa Ana, California, United States | One Above Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 2018 | Guimbal CABRI | Newberg, Oregon, United States | Precision Aviation Training, LLC | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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