# NTSB ERA11WA276: Robinson R22, Sulmona, Italy, April 26, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 26, 2011, 17:43 local (17:43 UTC)
- Place: Sulmona, Italy
- Coordinates: 42.029724, 13.949166 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0297&lon=13.9492&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79018
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11WA276
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/79018/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=79018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11WA276

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On April 26, 2011, at 1743 coordinated universal time (1843 local time), a Robinson R22, Italian registration I-ETEC, was destroyed when it impacted power lines near Sulmona, L'Aquila, Italy. The pilot and the observer were fatally injured. The flight, which departed an airstrip in Corchiano, Lazio, Italy, destined for a helipad in Sulmona, was operating under Italian flight regulations. According to Italian authorities, the crew was inspecting pipelines in a mountainous area when the helicopter hit the power lines, then impacted the ground. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Italy. Further information may be obtained from: Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurrezza del Volo (ANSV) Via Attilio Benigni, 53 00156 Roma, Italia Phone: (39) 06 8207 8219 Fax: (39) 06 8273 672 Safety.info@ansv.it This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the government of Italy.

## Aircraft

- Registration: I-ETEC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R22
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Aerial observation, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Elicompany S.R.L.
- Registered owner: Elicompany S.R.L.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: NONE, Corchiano
- Destination: NONE, Sulmona
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 4, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=79018. 44 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 44 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40347237&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Accident%20Statement-Master.PDF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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