# NTSB ERA19WA174: Eurocopter AS350, Megeve, Italy, January 25, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 25, 2019, 13:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place: Megeve, Italy
- Coordinates: 45.657501, 6.979444 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6575&lon=6.9794&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining events: [Enroute: Midair collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250); [Enroute: Midair collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 7 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 99452
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA19WA174
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99452/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19WA174

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Midair collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250) (defining event), aircraft 1; cases with it: [All aircraft, 196 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250/sequence.md)
- [Enroute: Midair collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250) (defining event), aircraft 2; cases with it: [All aircraft, 196 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative (aircraft 2)

The government of Italy has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a midair collision between a Eurocopter AS350-B3 helicopter and a Jodel D.140E airplane that occurred on January 25, 2019. 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 1

- Registration: I-EDIC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS350 (B3)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Air drop, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Aero Club Megeve
- Registered owner: Aero Club Megeve
- Airworthiness certificate: None
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: F-PMGV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: JODEL D140 (E)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: None
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Day

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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