Robinson R44 I-KOST

Summary

On 12 August 2010 at about 06:00 local time, a Robinson R44 registered I-KOST, operated by Intesa Leasing Rent & Fly, was involved in an accident near Milazzo, Italy. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 August 2010 at 06:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Milazzo, Italy

Nearest airport

Milazzo

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Robinson R44

Registration

I-KOST

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Intesa Leasing Rent & Fly

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Milazzo → Milazzo

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

ERA10WA428

4 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On August 12, 2010, about 0600 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Robinson R44, Italian registration I-KOST, operated by Intesa Leasing, Rent and Fly, as a personal flight, collided with a building and the ground during takeoff from a private field at Milazzo, Salina Island, Italy. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The helicopter was destroyed by a post crash fire and the pilot and three passengers were killed. The flight was originating at the time. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Italy. This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by the Government of Italy. For further information contact: Ing Alessandro Cometa ANSV – Agenzia Nazionale Sicurezza Volo Via Attilio Benigni, 53 00156 Rome – Italy Phone: +39 06 82078 231 Fax: +39 06 8273 822

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.