Contacted powerlines on approach to airport
Tags: Civil, Italy, MD Helicopters, MD500E, Safety
Substantially damaged in landing accident. Sole occupant pilot not injured
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Italy, Safety
Precautionary landing on sports pitch. probably weather related
Tags: B212, Bell, Italian Air Force, Italy, Military, Safety
Helicopter was involved in low-level aerial work to drop rabies vaccines for foxes as part of a Health Authority program. AS350BA crashed into field close to houses after hitting high voltage cables, killing both occupants - pilot Silvio Botto Steglia, 37, and Felice Faivano, 35. Two houses damaged (see photo essay). Some local reports cite poor visibility at the time of the accident
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, Italy, Safety, Smart Elicotteri
Two occupants, substantially damaged
Tags: Air Service Center, Civil, Italy, S300C, Safety, Schweizer
Air ambulance struck cables on climb-out from road accident scene. Pilot Augusto Stazzonelli, co-pilot Stefano Turetta, doctor Fabio Martorana, a nurse, an alpine rescue specialist and the patient survived.
Tags: Civil, EC145, EMS, Eurocopter, INAER, Italy, Safety
Force landing due to a technical issue on positioning flight back to base after firefighting
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Firefighting, Heliwest, Italy, Safety
Crashed on firefighting ops while filling up the water bucket
Tags: Civil, Eurocopter, Firefighting, Helops, Italy, SA315, Safety
Overturned while loading water from a stream during firefighting operations. Aircraft destroyed
Tags: Civil, Eurocopter, Firefighting, Italy, SA315, Safety
Emergency landing while firefighting, possibly due to broken hydraulic lines
Tags: Boeing, CH-47, Firefighting, Italian Air Force, Italy, Military, Safety
R22 crashed from a low level sharp turn shortly close in a ploughed field approx 200m from the pilot's house, killing both occupants. The sequence was watched by the pilot's son from the house, who immediately called the emergency services. The two were later named as pilot Marcello Bartalucci age 62 and Giampaulo Marri, age 53. Bartalucci was president of the Avio Club Valdichiana
Tags: Civil, Fatal, Italy, R22, Robinson, Safety
Crashed after hitting cables on approach to airfield, killing Filippo Sini, 39, and Vittorio Mestichelli, 57. [Warning - some photos in the Italian press show at least one of the bodies without it being covered up]
Tags: Civil, Fatal, Italy, R22, Robinson, Safety
Tourist flight. Tail boom cut by main rotors, helicopter ended up on port side. Ground covered in snow - potential for vertical reference issues.
Tags: Aero Club del Golfo, Civil, Italy, R44, Robinson, Safety
Three killed, cause unknown but low visibility reported in the area
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, Eliticino, Fatal, Italy
Crashed into a hill in poor weather during an EMS flight with 5POB. Co pilot Sergio Torre fatally injured. The aircraft had taken off from the hospital in Caltanissetta and was bound for Messina
Tags: AS365, Civil, Elilario, Eurocopter, Fatal, Italy
Lost altitude suddenly after having poured the water on the flames while firefighting
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Italian Forestry Dept, Italy
Pilot Roberto Bezzi died and 4 (or 5?) passengers injured. Early reports suggest blade strike
Tags: AS350, Civil, Elitrentino, Eurocopter, Fatal, Italy
Crashed from an altitude of 20m while spraying vineyards. The only one person on board, pilot Michele Astrella, 62, from Basilicata, was seriously injured
Tags: Civil, Italy, S269, Schweizer
Initial reports are suggesting a wire strike in less-than-ideal visibility. Fatalities named as Danilo Ricuperati (31) and Matteo Franchini (27)
Tags: Civil, Elicompany, Fatal, Italy, R22, Robinson
Helicopter landed in water. Pilot, the only occupant, not injured
Tags: Civil, Italy, R44, Robinson
Ditched into reservoir after loss of power; 2 occupants safe
Tags: Guardia di Finanza, Italy, MD Helicopters, MD500, Military
Accident during take-off phase
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, Italy
