Wirestrike Incident Eurocopter AS350B3 Ecureuil I-LUMT, Saturday 14 June 2025
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Date:Saturday 14 June 2025
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Eurocopter AS350B3 Ecureuil
Owner/operator:E+S Air Srl
Registration: I-LUMT
MSN: 4076
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Jerzu, Sardinia, Italy -   Italy
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Fire fighting
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The helicopter had just refilling the Bami bucket from a pond when it contacted a powerline. The Bambi bucket was released and a forced landing was carried out.

Sources:

https://www.unionesarda.it/multimedia/jerzu-elicottero-antincendio-colpisce-i-cavi-dellalta-tensione-atterraggio-dermegenza-btitnsew

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Jun-2025 05:05 dgualdo Added
19-Jun-2025 05:07 ASN Updated [Cn, Nature, Narrative, ]

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