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| Date: | Monday 22 July 2024 |
| Time: | 15:40 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-64F Skycrane |
| Owner/operator: | Vigili del Fuoco |
| Registration: | I-CFAG |
| MSN: | 64088 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Reggio Calabria-Tito Menniti Airport (REG/LICR) -
 Italy
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Reggio Calabria-Tito Menniti Airport (REG/LICR) |
| Reggio Calabria-Tito Menniti Airport (REG/LICR) | |
| Investigating agency: | ANSV |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Sikorsky S-64F helicopter, returning from a forest firefighting operation, crashed on landing at the Reggio Calabria airport. The pilots were rescued from the aircraft, which was on fire, and were transported to the hospital for medical evaluation.
Sources:
https://x.com/vigilidelfuoco/status/1815393465875759174
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/ICFAG/history/20240722/1216Z/LICR/LICR
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2145325292506220&rdid=apCbdHor02pTTAj8
https://ansv.it/incidente-elicottero-vigili-del-fuoco-del-22-luglio-ansv-scarica-i-dati-dal-registratore-di-volo/
History of this aircraft
ex-US Army CH-54B Tarhe s/n 69-18480
Location
Images:
Photo: Vigili del Fuoco
Media:
❌ #ReggioCalabria, incidente in fase d’atterraggio all’elicottero S64 “Geronimo” #vigilidelfuoco di rientro da un’operazione antincendio boschivo: velivolo in fiamme, piloti salvi, trasportati in ospedale solo per accertamenti [#22luglio 16:00] pic.twitter.com/GZ5UmW6IGC
— Vigili del Fuoco (@vigilidelfuoco) July 22, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2024 16:50 | YacineBoussoufa | Added |
| 22-Jul-2024 16:52 | ASN | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 22-Jul-2024 17:37 | hexatus | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 22-Jul-2024 19:34 | ASN | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Aug-2024 09:55 | ASN | Updated [Source, ] |
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