ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173651
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| Date: | Sunday 8 February 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  AgustaWestland AW119 Koala |
| Owner/operator: | Pellissier Helicopter |
| Registration: | I-AWCD |
| MSN: | 14513 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Valgrisenche -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter, during heliski operations, with avalanche danger level 4 and strong wind, crashed with the passengers onboard, causing an avalanche that hit the skiers landed and involving other skiers. One skier was injured he must remain hospitalized for two weeks and the pilot was injured.
Wreckage sitting unrepaired and now, from civil rotorcraft registration database, I-AWCD has been declared "written off" (W/O).
Sources:
http://www.lastampa.it/2015/02/08/edizioni/aosta/cade-elicottero-in-valgrisenche-ferito-il-pilota-4Zl3qnNBzA8k475CZLL8YP/pagina.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
http://www.aostaoggi.it/attualita/3246-incidente-elicottero-legambiente-eliski-sport-pericoloso.html
http://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/articoli/Cade-elicottero-in-Valle-Aosta-il-pilota-grave-e93db8e4-85f6-4368-b3ea-a7c6ba09d2d0.html
http://www.ilsecoloxix.it/p/italia/2015/02/08/ARzJx3SD-caduto_valle_elicottero.shtml
http://www.helipress.it/schede-815-incidenti_elicotteri_aw119_koala_precipita_in_valle_d_aosta
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 June 2013 | I-AWCD | Agusta Westland / Pellissier Helicopters | 0 | Vergiate (VA) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2015 15:38 | Lakota | Added |
| 08-Feb-2015 15:42 | Lakota | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Feb-2015 18:52 | Lakota | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2015 18:53 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 09-Feb-2015 04:55 | Lakota | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2015 11:12 | Lakota | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Feb-2015 17:33 | Lakota | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2015 08:15 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2015 09:29 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Apr-2015 19:26 | Events observer | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2015 06:51 | Events observer | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Jan-2016 17:31 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2016 14:58 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
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