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| Date: | Wednesday 26 August 2015 |
| Time: | 12:14 |
| Type: |  AgustaWestland AW139 |
| Owner/operator: | INAER Aviation Italia |
| Registration: | I-COLK |
| MSN: | 31119 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sassofortino (GR) -
 Italy
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | ANSV |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The winch cable broke when it hit a powerline during a HEMS winching operation; a doctor and a paramedic were dropped from about 8 meters, and were taken to a hospital with multiple injuries.
There was no damage to the helicopter itself.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.ansv.it/cgi-bin/ita/Relazione%20%20I-COLK.pdf
http://www.ansv.it/It/Detail_relazioni.asp?ID=1956
http://iltirreno.gelocal.it/grosseto/cronaca/2015/08/26/news/si-rompe-il-cavo-medico-e-infermiere-precipitano-dall-elisoccorso-1.11990410
https://www.emergency-live.com/it/news/dramma-in-elisoccorso-incidente-per-il-pegaso-della-regione-toscana-un-morto-e-2-feriti-gravi/
http://www.meteoweb.eu/2015/08/incidente-per-un-elicottero-dellelisoccorso-in-toscana-un-morto-e-due-feriti/490807/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 March 2024 | I-COLK | Avincis Aviation Italia | 0 | Monte Rosa Summit, near Capanna Margherita Refuge | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2015 07:51 | MKAP | Added |
| 27-Aug-2015 15:11 | Aerossurance | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Aug-2015 17:18 | rrea | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 27-Aug-2015 18:23 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Aug-2015 19:53 | Chieftain | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Aug-2015 08:25 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Aug-2015 18:25 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 31-Aug-2015 04:15 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 05-Oct-2015 08:26 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 15-Feb-2017 09:38 | harro | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 30-Apr-2017 07:31 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, ] |
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