ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199349
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| Date: | Sunday 3 September 2017 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  Agusta A109BA |
| Owner/operator: | Belgische Landmacht |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | between Amay and Tihange, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot of the helicopter fell (jumped?) from the aircraft (1000 meters altitude) without parachute during an exhibition. The helicopter flew without doors. The co-pilot landed the aircraft safely.
The pilot's body was found the 4 september in a large wooded area near Tihange.
According to the public prosecutor's department, the co-pilot asserted that the pilot took care of the dropping of three parachutists and that he looked outside, because the jump took place near the nuclear power plant of Tihange. The pilot verified that the parachutists do not take themselves in the high-tension lines. And when the co-pilot turned the head to the pilot (who did not carry a parachute), he saw that he was not here any more there and that the door was opened.
Sources:
https://www.rtl.be/info/regions/liege/drame-a-amay-un-militaire-tombe-d-un-helicoptere-lors-d-une-journee-porte-ouverte-949782.aspx
http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/News/1.3059741#
https://www.rtbf.be/info/regions/liege/detail_toujours-aucune-trace-du-pilote-d-helicoptere-tombe-en-plein-vol-a-amay-les-recherches-reprennent?id=9699502
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Sep-2017 19:47 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 03-Sep-2017 19:57 | harro | Updated [Operator] |
| 03-Sep-2017 20:01 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 03-Sep-2017 20:06 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 03-Sep-2017 21:54 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 03-Sep-2017 21:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 04-Sep-2017 06:27 | Chieftain | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2017 07:57 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 04-Sep-2017 10:23 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2017 15:51 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2022 16:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Nov-2022 08:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 16-May-2023 16:47 | Peter Ziegler | Updated [[Location]] |
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