ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277373
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| Date: | Sunday 3 April 2022 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Agusta-Westland AW-139 |
| Owner/operator: | Iwate Disaster Prevention Air Corps |
| Registration: | JA10TE |
| MSN: | 41506 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Iwaizumi -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | JTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Agusta-Westland AW-139 with registration JA10TE was involved in an incident involving a firefighter. While dropping water on a forest fire, a firefighter on the ground was struck by the heavy weight of the water.
He was seriously injured (ruptured thoracolumbar spine).
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ja10te
JTSB:
https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/aircraft/detail2.php?id=2315
https://flyteam.jp/airline/iwate-air-corps-disaster
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2022 16:00 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 13-Apr-2022 16:41 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2022 16:44 | harro | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2022 12:34 | isamuel | Updated [Operator, Source] |
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