ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137857
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| Date: | 05-AUG-2011 |
| Time: | 07:30 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Elitrentino s.r.l. |
| Registration: | I-AMVZ |
| C/n / msn: | 4685 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Celledizzo di Pejo (Trento) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
The helicopter was engaged in operations of aerial job.
According to the first hypotheses, the helicopter was hovering at little distance from the ground, waiting before unloading three workers. Maybe the blades hit the rock, then the heli crashed and caught fire. The pilot died, one of the occupants was lightly injured.
ANSV has opened the safety investigation.
Sources:
http://www.ansv.it/It/PrinterFriendly.asp?ID=1463
http://trentinocorrierealpi.gelocal.it/cronaca/2011/08/05/news/trentino-precipita-elicottero-muore-pilota-4739065
http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7096471&nseq=4 (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2011 01:25 | Anon. | Added |
| 06-Aug-2011 01:28 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2011 04:33 | mhab | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Aug-2011 09:25 | Certosino | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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