Robinson R22 I-ETEC

Summary

On 26 April 2011 at about 17:43 local time, a Robinson R22 registered I-ETEC, operated by Elicompany S.r.l., was involved in an accident near Sulmona, Italy. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 April 2011 at 17:43

Classification

Accident

Location

Sulmona, Italy

Coordinates

42.0297, 13.9492

Aircraft

Robinson R22

Registration

I-ETEC

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Elicompany S.r.l.

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Aerial Observation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Corchiano → Sulmona

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA11WA276

2 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 April 26, 2011, at 1743 coordinated universal time (1843 local time), a Robinson R22, Italian registration I-ETEC, was destroyed when it impacted power lines near Sulmona, L'Aquila, Italy. The pilot and the observer were fatally injured. The flight, which departed an airstrip in Corchiano, Lazio, Italy, destined for a helipad in Sulmona, was operating under Italian flight regulations. According to Italian authorities, the crew was inspecting pipelines in a mountainous area when the helicopter hit the power lines, then impacted the ground. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Italy. Further information may be obtained from: Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurrezza del Volo (ANSV) Via Attilio Benigni, 53 00156 Roma, Italia Phone: (39) 06 8207 8219 Fax: (39) 06 8273 672 [email protected] This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the government of Italy.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.