ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 310201
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 October 2004 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 206B Jet Ranger II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | I-BSHV |
| MSN: | 0909 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Muzzano, frazione di Bagneri (Biella) -
 Italy
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | ANSV |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter had taken off around 16:30 UTC from the private pad attached to the home of the aircraft owner (who was also the pilot and operator of the helicopter), located in Formigliana (BI), for a VFR (Visual Flight Rules) tourist flight.
The pilot was the only occupant, and dense fog was hanging over the area.
About 50 minutes into the flight, the helicopter was seen, by two eyewitnesses, flying very low near the treetops of the forest surrounding Muzzano; subsequently, the aircraft crashed into the forest and caught fire.
The pilot died on impact; the body was found by the Carabinieri, who promptly rushed in together with firefighting teams, who extinguished the fire.
Accident Cause
The cause of the accident can be traced back to an unintentional impact in controlled flight against the ground (CFIT). The cause of the accident is, therefore, attributable to the "human factor."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.elicotteriweb.it/?p=29
https://www.avionews.it/item/105749-incidente-elicotteristico-nel-biellese-2-la-vittima-era-un-appassionato-di-volo.html
https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2004/10/22/tempi-difficili-per-elicotteri-ultraleggeri.html
https://www.avionews.it/it/item/105743-incidente-elicotteristico-nel-biellese-morto-un-industriale.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2023 06:24 | dgualdo | Added |
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