# NTSB ERA17WA183: Enstrom Helicopter 480B, N480W, Fundres, Italy, May 10, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 10, 2017, 11:43 local (11:43 UTC)
- Place: Fundres, Italy
- Coordinates: 46.898612, 11.698333
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8986&lon=11.6983&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA AVP-100
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95188
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA17WA183
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95188/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17WA183

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Enstrom Helicopter 480B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=3300561), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On May 10, 2017, about 1143 universal coordinated time,an Enstrom 480B, N480W, was destroyed during an infight break-up near Fundres, Italy. The flight departed from Bolzano, Italy, and was destined for Linz, Italy. The pilot was fatally injured. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo. Further information pertaining to this may obtained from: Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo Via A. Benigni, 53 00156 Rome Italy Tel.: 39 068 207 8219 / 39 068 207 8200 Fax: 39 068 273 672 This report is for information purposes and contains only information released by the government of Italy.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N480W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N480W-2017-06-28), registration cancelled 2017-06-28, S/N 5110, built 2007 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORP 480B (NO SERIES)
- Registry model: [Enstrom Helicopter 480B](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-480b) (registry code 3300561) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce 250-C20W](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20w) (registry code 54189, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 5110
- Engines: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20W
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Bank Of Utah Trustee
- Departed: LIPB, Bolzano
- Destination: LOWL, Linz

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

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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