ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280349
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 July 2022 |
| Time: | 17:55 |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8MTV-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Valan ICC |
| Registration: | ER-MHU |
| MSN: | 95617 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Plaka Beach, Samos Island -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Samos |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Mil Mi-8 firefighting helicopter has crashed into the sea off Samos Island. The helicopter took off from Samos at 16:39 with one Romanian and two Moldovan nationals, as well as a Greek translator aboard, and fell into the sea at 17:55 while attempting to scoop water to fight a fire.
Two crew members were rescued.
Sources:
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1188970/helicopter-operating-in-samos-fire-crashes/
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1188975/two-rescued-from-helicopter-that-crashed-off-samos/
https://www.facebook.com/665704640224780/videos/565487191907913/?__so__=permalink
https://t.co/Xp5z8X8HMB
https://www.kathimerini.gr/society/561955261/samos-elikoptero-to-chroniko-tis-moiraias-ydrolipsias/
https://www.kp.md/daily/27417/4617437/
Media:
BREAKING 🇬🇷 : 4 Greek firefighters are missing after a helicopter crash into the sea off Samos island during a firefighting mission.#Greece pic.twitter.com/MPTtXKaCe8
— TYPXA ⚡ Middle East (@middleeasttime) July 13, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2022 15:45 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-Jul-2022 15:53 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Jul-2022 16:04 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 13-Jul-2022 16:36 | gerard57 | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2022 17:21 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2022 17:23 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2022 17:23 | Aerossurance | Updated [[Time, Embed code, Narrative]] |
| 13-Jul-2022 17:39 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
| 13-Jul-2022 17:41 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-Jul-2022 17:48 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2022 05:32 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 14-Jul-2022 05:37 | harro | Updated [Operator, Source] |
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