Accident Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma I-EHPA,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 32624
 
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Date:Sunday 25 November 1990
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PUMA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma
Owner/operator:Elitos Helicopters Spa
Registration: I-EHPA
MSN: 1133
Year of manufacture:1972
Fatalities:Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:off Marina di Ravenna -   Italy
Phase: En route
Nature:Offshore
Departure airport:Marina di Ravenna
Destination airport:oil platform
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The aircraft was destroyed when it went out of control and crashed into the sea about 3 minutes after take-off. The accident resulted from the fatigue failure of a main rotor hub spindle with subsequent loss of the rotor blade. Three crew and ten technicans from AGIP.

Sources:

1. Hamburger Abendblatt 26.11.1990
2. http://www.ggg.dgualdo.it/iehpa/iehpa-pad-001.htm
The Indian Express 26 November 1990, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
17-Feb-2010 10:23 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature]
26-Sep-2010 13:31 TB Updated [Location]
19-Jun-2012 03:38 TB Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Dec-2016 22:01 Dr.John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative]
06-Mar-2017 18:34 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Source]
28-Jan-2019 18:50 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]

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