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| Date: | Saturday 16 April 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Agusta-Bell AB 205A-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Servizio Aereo dei Vigili del Fuoco |
| Registration: | I-VFEV |
| MSN: | 4504 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lago di Redona (Pordenone) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter, usually based at "Reparto volo VVF Modena", was flying support missions during the relief efforts after the 1976 heartquake in the area and crashed into Redona lake killing all the five occupants.
Sources:
http://www.vigilfuoco.it/aspx/notizia.aspx?codnews=1449
https://messaggeroveneto.gelocal.it/udine/cronaca/2016/05/23/news/terremoto-a-tramonti-dopo-le-scosse-cadde-l-elicottero-nel-lago-di-redona-1.13526826
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Nov-2011 15:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Oct-2013 13:56 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Oct-2013 13:58 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2013 09:42 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
| 11-Apr-2020 11:54 | dgualdo | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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