Accident Agusta A109A Hirundo MM81105,
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Date:Monday 5 May 2003
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A109 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Agusta A109A Hirundo
Owner/operator:Carabinieri
Registration: MM81105
MSN: 7188
Year of manufacture:1980
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Valle dell'Anapo, near Sortino -   Italy
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Catania
Destination airport:Siracusa
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The helicopter was performing a public service but something didn't work (loss in power), it took some electrical cable and the pilot lost control of the helicopter and fallen into a ravine.

Sources:

Air Forces Monthly MAR 2005, p72

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Sep-2010 06:09 pesce Added
08-Jun-2012 12:53 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
08-Jun-2012 12:55 TB Updated [Source]
08-May-2013 16:04 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source]
27-Aug-2021 12:53 TB Updated [Operator, Source]

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