ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199451
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| Date: | Thursday 1 January 1998 |
| Time: | 16:15 |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Transport Europe |
| Registration: | OM-NIS |
| MSN: | 52 8233 073 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bratislava -
 Slovakia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Heliport Dolny Kubin Hospital |
| Heliport Bratislava Kramare Hospital | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ambulance flight with 2-days old prematurely born girl. Crashed after unsuccessful attempt to land at Bratislava Kramare hospital heliport in bad weather (visibility 240-400 ft at a height of 100 ft, after sunset, fog). CFIT - VFR into IMC conditions. Three occupants (pilot, nurse, and baby) were killed instantly, doctor died of his injuries after eight days in hospital.
Sources:
Sveton, Pavol: Helicopter above Tatras - A Concise History of Air Rescue, 2009
http://www.vrtulniky.sk/letecke-nehody/kramare-bratislava-1998/
https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrtu%C4%BEn%C3%ADkov%C3%A1_z%C3%A1chrann%C3%A1_zdravotn%C3%A1_slu%C5%BEba
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2017 15:13 | TB | Added |
| 06-Jun-2020 11:51 | zitko | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2022 20:44 | zitko | Updated [Source] |
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