ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278431
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| Date: | Friday 27 May 2022 |
| Time: | c. 18:00 |
| Type: |  Aerospatiale SA318GC Alouette II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | I-PLLY |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Quargnento, Alessandria -
 Italy
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | ANSV |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An Aerospatiale SA318GC Alouette II came down in a farm field near Quargnento, Alessandria, and rolled over
Three of the occupants sustained serious injuries.
Shortly after takeoff during a local flight in the immediate countryside, the Aerospatiale SA318GC Alouette II helicopter was performing a low-level maneuver described by the pilot as a simulation of an agricultural work pass.
It impacted the ground less than one and a half kilometers in a straight line from the departure point. The helicopter sustained extensive structural damage. The four occupants exited the helicopter before rescue teams arrived at the scene.
Causes:
The incident is attributed to human factors and was reasonably caused by the loss of control of the helicopter by the pilot while performing a low-level maneuver.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://ansv.it/incidente-in-provincia-di-alessandria/
https://radiogold.it/cronaca/314695-elicottero-precipita-quargnento-incidente-27-maggio-2022/
https://alessandrianews.ilpiccolo.net/generic/2022/05/27/gallery/precipita-elicottero-a-quargnento-le-immagini-140361/#.YpE4mwxyyOA.facebook
https://www.lastampa.it/alessandria/2022/05/27/news/elicottero_precipitato_a_quargnento_4_feriti-4940816/
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2022 07:03 | cate | Added |
| 29-May-2022 07:05 | harro | Updated [Phase, Narrative, Category] |
| 29-May-2022 08:07 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2022 07:01 | dgualdo | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Jun-2022 07:50 | dgualdo | Updated [[Source]] |
| 21-Sep-2023 09:32 | harro | Updated [[[Source]]] |
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