ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 78577
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| Date: | Saturday 24 November 2007 |
| Time: | c. 20:46 |
| Type: |  Agusta A109S Grand |
| Owner/operator: | Elidolomiti |
| Registration: | I-REMJ |
| MSN: | 22038 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Isola del Giglio -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Grosseto |
| Isola del Giglio | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On approach to a landing site on Isola del Giglio, as the helicopter descended through about 300 metres, it reportedly suffered a loss of power. The pilot carried out an autorotation but the helicopter touched down hard about 500 metres from the shore. The occupants managed to escape from the helicopter before it sank and were rescued about an hour later. The accident happened at night (20:46 hours Local time). The helicopter was positioning to Isola del Gigloi to collect a patient.
Sources:
http://www.dgualdo.it/regs/iremj.htm
http://www.ansv.it/It/Detail.asp?ID=943
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2010 14:18 | pesce | Added |
| 27-Jan-2013 11:20 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2016 19:13 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2020 08:30 | dgualdo | Updated [Source] |
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