Plane Crash List

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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