ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1008
Last updated: 7 August 2020
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| Date: | 15-FEB-1998 |
| Time: | c. 14:45 |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroclub Grudziadz |
| Registration: | SP-ASY |
| C/n / msn: | 5211044 129 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Śniardwy lake -
 Poland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Mikołajki |
| Mikołajki |
Helicopter with 7 tourists from "Golębiewski" Hotel crashed in very bad weather (generally very heavy fog). One passenger survived in very cold water (ca 0°C) one hour. Majority of passengers and pilot drowned but rescuers found one women inside the helicopter.
Probable cause - undetermined. Pilot was under activity of drug alprazolam and he let to loose climate inside helicopter (such as: passenger on seat next to pilot hadn't seat belt).
Sources:
unknown
Soviet Transports
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2008 10:40 | Matio | Added |
| 04-May-2017 12:58 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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