Robinson R66 RA07370
22 July 2019 · Gorgona Island, Italy · Fatal
Summary
On 22 July 2019 at about 13:57 local time, a Robinson R66 registered RA07370 was involved in an accident near Gorgona Island, Italy. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gorgona Island, Italy
- Coordinates
- 43.3308, 9.8567
- Aircraft
- Robinson R66
- Registration
- RA07370
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Massa Cinquale → Olbia Tempio
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- Unk
- NTSB number
- ERA19WA236
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
The government of Italy has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a ROBINSON R66 helicopter that occurred on July 22, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Italy's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Italy.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2019 | Mooney M20K | Orio al Serio, Italy | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jan 2019 | Eurocopter AS350 | Megeve, Italy | Aero Club Megeve | Fatal | 7 |
| 10 Aug 2019 | Boeing 787 | Rome, Italy | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 2019 | Moravan Z-50LA | Castel Viscardo, Italy | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 May 2019 | Robinson R22 | Pegognaga, Italy | Eurotech S.R.L., Sede Legale (Legal Addr | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Nov 2019 | Cessna F150 | Santa Severa Nord, Italy | - | Fatal | 1 |