EMS helicopter hit wires at 50ft agl on approach to scene landing – crashed into a deep gulley in the valley of the Hornád River killing all four on board

Date:

17 July, 2015

Reg:

OM-ATB

Make:

AgustaWestland

Model:

AW109

Location:

in a ravine of the Hornád River in the Slovensky Raj National Park near the village of Hrabusice (Spisska Nova Ves district, Kosice region)

Country:

Slovakia

Civil / Military:

Civil

Fatalities:

4

Operator:

Air-Transport-Europe

Link:

http://praguepost.com/eu-news/48890-rescue-helicopter-crash-kills-four-in-slovakia