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| Date: | Tuesday 6 January 2015 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Heliwest |
| Registration: | I-LASW |
| MSN: | 7121 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Pertica Bassa -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A safety investigation was initiated by the Italian ANSV into the incident involving helicopter AS350B3 I-LASW, at Pertica Bassa (Brescia).
After fire fighting activities, the pilot performe a pitch down-nose down and the homebuilt "bambi" bucket's cable contacted the tail rotor of the helicopter. The pilot maintained control of the helicopter and landed on a lawn.
Damage to the structure of the tail of the helicopter; the pilot was unhurt.
Sources:
http://www.ansv.it/It/Detail.asp?ID=1902
https://www.giornaledibrescia.it/valsabbia/elicottero-antincendio-precipita-per-mille-metri-1.1950921
https://brescia.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/15_gennaio_06/precipita-elicottero-mentre-spegne-incendio-illeso-6b64d3c8-95d1-11e4-9391-39bd267bd3d5.shtml
Photo: http://img1.jetphotos.net:8080/img/4/6/8/5/35068_1357219586.jpg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2015 18:45 | Black Typhoon | Added |
| 07-Jan-2015 18:49 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jan-2015 14:47 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 24-May-2015 17:45 | Lakota | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 05-Oct-2015 16:24 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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