Accident Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama I-MERC,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 32862
 
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Date:Monday 25 March 1985
Time:15:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic LAMA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama
Owner/operator:Elilombardia Spa
Registration: I-MERC
MSN: 2403
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Pulce (Reggio Emilia) -   Italy
Phase: En route
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
During cargo operation the rope hits the ground and ends in the main rotor,main gear box detached from the helicopter that crashed to the ground and was totally destroyed. Pilot Giancarlo Pontarin and mecanic Loredano Tumiatti are killed.

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
21-Aug-2012 13:44 astazou Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
12-Jun-2014 19:11 astazou Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative]

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