# NTSB ERA18WA207: Aero Eli Servizi Yo-Yo 222, Musile del Piave, Italy, July 13, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 13, 2018, 17:40 local (17:40 UTC)
- Place: Musile del Piave, Italy
- Coordinates: 45.568054, 12.580555
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5681&lon=12.5806&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97966
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA18WA207
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97966/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18WA207

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Italy has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Aero Eli Servizi Yo-Yo 222 helicopter that occurred on July 13, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Italy's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Italy.

## Aircraft

- Registration: I-C881 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Aero Eli Servizi Yo-Yo 222 (3)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 0032
- Engines: Lycoming O-320 reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: Musile del Piave
- Destination: Musile del Piave
- Airport: Papere Vagabonde
- Equipment: Unknown

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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