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| Date: | Saturday 26 December 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 319B Alouette III |
| Owner/operator: | Eli Alpi Srl |
| Registration: | I-LION |
| MSN: | 2187 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Costalunga -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Bolzano Hospital Helipad |
| Costalunga / Catinaccio | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During a rescue mission helicopter collided with a wire rope,crashed in to the side of the mountain and rolling to the valley for 300 metres. All four occupant was severally injuried.
Sources:
Eli Alpi archives
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 January 1986 | N67102 | Rocky Mountain Helicopters | 0 | Tulsa, OK |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Aug-2012 14:10 | astazou | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jan-2015 15:08 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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