ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 32648
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| Date: | Saturday 18 August 1990 |
| Time: | 08:25 LT |
| Type: |  Agusta A109A Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | Elitos Helicopters SpA |
| Registration: | I-EHCA |
| MSN: | 7427 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Monte Ventasso -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Ospedale Maggiore di Parma |
| Sologno, Villa Minozzo | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter was destroyed when it flew into the side of a mountain, at the 1,000 metre level, in poor visibility. The helicopter had departed its base in good weather but had encountered low cloud en route. At the time at the accident, the Agusta A109A was responding to a medical emergency and was en route from its base at the Ospedale Maggiore near Parma to Sologno to collect a man who had been critically injured in a hunting accident.
All four persons on board (pilot and three passengers/medical personnel) were killed. The accident was attributed to the pilot's apparent decision to attempt to continue under VFR in IMC.
Sources:
1. http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1990/08/19/precipita-ambulanza-dell-aria.html
2. http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf
3. http://www.dgualdo.it/regs8/iehca.htm
4. http://www.ccc.dgualdo.it/iehca/iehca-pad-001.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Jan-2013 12:49 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2013 18:20 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2013 20:08 | TB | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Jul-2016 20:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2020 21:00 | TB | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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