Friday afternoon, 2 August 2013 around 14h55, Belgian Air Force Agusta A109BA
H-39 (on a post maintenance check flight) was victim of technical problems and
made a heavy landing on the runway of Beauvechain airbase. The pilot Lt Avi
Eddy Lambrechts remained unhurt but technician Adj. Steve Houttekier suffered
minor injuries and was transported to the hospital at Tienen for a medical
check up. The helicopter is possibly repairable. A military investigation has
been started to identify the origin of the accident.
Daniel Brackx