What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 6, 2005, at approximately 1630 central european summer time, an erickson air-crane, IN., S-64F helicopter, N236AC, was destroyed following impact with terrain and postimpact fire at Fiumicino international airport, rome, italy. A maintenance crew chief was fatally injured; however the commercial pilot and a second maintenance crew chief received minor injuries, while an italian national copilot received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight that was originating at the time of the accident; their destination was ciampino airport, approximately 10 nautical miles away.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 6, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 CENTRAL EUROPEAN SUMMER TIME, AN ERICKSON AIR-CRANE, IN., S-64F HELICOPTER, N236AC, WAS DESTROYED FOLLOWING IMPACT WITH TERRAIN AND POSTIMPACT FIRE AT FIUMICINO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ROME, ITALY. A MAINTENANCE CREW CHIEF WAS FATALLY INJURED; HOWEVER THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND A SECOND MAINTENANCE CREW CHIEF RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, WHILE AN ITALIAN NATIONAL COPILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT THAT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT; THEIR DESTINATION WAS CIAMPINO AIRPORT, APPROXIMATELY 10 NAUTICAL MILES AWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.