ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208862
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Date: | Friday 6 April 2018 |
Time: | |
Type: | Agusta-Bell AB 212 ASW |
Owner/operator: | Marina Militare Italiana (MMI) |
Registration: | MM |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Mediterranean Sea -
Italy
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Comandante Borsini (P491) |
Destination airport: | Comandante Borsini (P491) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:During a night training flight with the use of Night Vision Goggles, an helicopter from Italian naval vessel Comandante Borsini, reportedly lost control and ditched. All five crew members were rescued from the sea, but one crew member died later.
The helicopter and the ship were participating in Operation "Mare Sicuro".
Sources:
http://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cronaca/2018/04/06/cade-elicottero-marina-salvi-5-a-bordo_a8a441c9-2ef1-4e21-b318-aafba1a275f0.html https://www.corriere.it/cronache/18_aprile_06/elicottero-marina-cade-mare-recuperati-5-membri-dell-equipaggio-6721fd7c-392a-11e8-88e7-5b815ecb2975.shtml https://sputniknews.com/europe/201804061063268237-italy-helicopter-crash/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comandanti-class_patrol_vessel http://www.difesaonline.it/news-forze-armate/mare/marina-militare-cordoglio-del-capo-di-stato-maggiore-della-marina-il-decesso Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
06-Apr-2018 06:01 |
gianniprof |
Added |
06-Apr-2018 06:03 |
harro |
Updated [Aircraft type, Damage] |
06-Apr-2018 07:34 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
06-Apr-2018 08:19 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
06-Apr-2018 18:59 |
Anon. |
Updated [Embed code] |
07-Apr-2018 06:32 |
gianniprof |
Updated [Source] |
15-May-2018 18:08 |
Anon. |
Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
19-May-2018 12:47 |
Anon. |
Updated [Narrative] |
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