ROBINSON R44

Canne della Battaglia — February 18, 2011

Event Information

DateFebruary 18, 2011
Event TypeACC
NTSB NumberERA11WA159
Event ID20110224X32640
LocationCanne della Battaglia
CountryIT
Coordinates41.28472, 16.13500
Highest InjuryFATL

Aircraft

MakeROBINSON
ModelR44
FAR PartNUSN
Aircraft DamageSUBS

Conditions

Light Condition—
WeatherIMC

Injuries

Fatal1
Serious0
Minor0
None0
Total Injured1

Event Location

Full Narrative

On February 18, 2011, about 0706 universal coordinated time, a Robinson R44, French registration F-GUJB, crashed after an in-flight separation of the tail rotor from the fuselage. The pilot was killed. The flight departed Bari, Italy, for Foggia Airport (LIBF), Italy.

This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo (ANSV) of Italy. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:

Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo
Via Attilio Benigni, 53-00156
00156 Rome – Italy

Telephone: +39 06 82078219
Fax: +39 06 8273672

This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Italy.

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