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Date: | Sunday 2 October 2011 |
Time: | 7.:30 LT |
Type: | Robinson R44 Raven I |
Owner/operator: | R & M Quarries Ltd. |
Registration: | EI-DTR |
MSN: | 1652 |
Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Taughmaconnell, County Roscommon, about 8km from Athlone. -
Ireland
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Ballinasloe |
Destination airport: | Roscommon |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A Robinson R44 Raven I crashed after takeoff from the Ballinasloe Horse Fair in a field at Taughmaconnell, County Roscommon, about 8km from Athlone.
The pilot escaped unhurt.
Sources:
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/helicopter-pilot-in-miracle-escape-from-crash-26778317.html https://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1003/306853-roscommon/
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/1003/1224305157067.html
https://flyinginireland.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=5445
https://www.flickr.com/photos/shanair/6028815424/sizes/l/in/photostream/ (photo)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
04-Oct-2011 04:31 |
RobertMB |
Added |
06-Oct-2011 05:16 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Source, Embed code, Damage] |
01-Jan-2012 22:23 |
Anon. |
Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
01-Jan-2012 22:23 |
harro |
Updated [Operator] |