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| Date: | Monday 25 July 2022 |
| Time: | c. 18:20 |
| Type: |  Bell 407 |
| Owner/operator: | Superior Air |
| Registration: | SX-HEJ |
| MSN: | 53750 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce 250-C47B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Superior Air Heliport, Loutsa, Spata -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Superior Air Heliport, Mykonos |
| Superior Air Heliport, Loutsa, Spata | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A passenger from a Bell 407 was struck and killed by the tail rotor after the helicopter had landed at the Superior Air heliport in Spata, near Athens.
Sources:
https://www.kathimerini.gr/society/561973666/dystychima-me-elikoptero-sta-spata-pos-echase-ti-zoi-toy-o-nearos-vretanos/
https://www.protothema.gr/greece/article/1268301/tragodia-se-elikodromio-sta-spata-o-21hronos-sta-spata-plisiase-ton-elika-kai-diamelistike/
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1189860/briton-22-killed-after-being-struck-by-helicopter-tail-rotor/
https://thetimes.gr/british-tourist-killed-after-being-struck-by-helicopter-blades-in-greece/
https://www.superior-air.gr/helicopters/bell-407-sx-hej/
https://www.superior-air.gr/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2022 06:10 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Jul-2022 06:24 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jul-2022 07:16 | harro | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 26-Jul-2022 07:23 | harro | Updated [Operator, Source, Category, ] |
| 26-Jul-2022 07:28 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 26-Jul-2022 08:09 | harro | Updated [Location, Source, Category, ] |
| 26-Jul-2022 08:10 | harro | Updated [Nature, ] |
| 26-Jul-2022 10:24 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, ] |
| 26-Jul-2022 10:25 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jul-2022 13:31 | johnwg | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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