Incident Aérospatiale AS 350B2 Ecureuil I-GLCL,
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Date:Sunday 23 February 1997
Time:11:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aérospatiale AS 350B2 Ecureuil
Owner/operator:Eli Star srl
Registration: I-GLCL
MSN: 2370
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:La Thuile, Aosta Valley -   Italy
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:Piccolo St Bernardo
Destination airport:La Thuile
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Pilot loss altitude reference in diffuse light condition and crashes on the ski slope. Helicopter was totally destroyed by impact but pilot survived.

Sources:

ANSV:
La Repubblica Archivio Storico.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Dec-2014 16:46 astazou Added
16-Jun-2015 13:04 astazou Updated [Aircraft type]

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