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| Date: | Wednesday 17 October 2001 |
| Time: | 20:15 LT |
| Type: |  Agusta-Bell AB 412HP |
| Owner/operator: | Guardia Costiera (Italian Coast Guard) |
| Registration: | MM81475 |
| MSN: | 25720 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Grosseto (GR) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed into hill on the coast at night during SAR exercise and burnt out. One crewmember thrown out before helicopter crashed and rescued right before main burning
Sources:
Scramble 270
Flight International 22-28 October 2002
Air Forces Monthly December 2001, p75
Repubblica
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2013 07:19 | TB | Added |
| 23-Feb-2013 13:08 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Mar-2013 13:25 | TB | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-May-2013 19:24 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Nov-2013 16:51 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 12-May-2020 16:30 | giubo | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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