Summary
On February 18, 2011, a Robinson R44 (F-GUJB) was involved in an accident near Canne Della Battaglia, IT. The accident resulted in 1 fatal injury. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
On February 18, 2011, about 0706 universal coordinated time, a Robinson R44, French registration F-GUJB, crashed after an in-flight separation of the tail rotor from the fuselage. The pilot was killed. The flight departed Bari, Italy, for Foggia Airport (LIBF), Italy.
This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo (ANSV) of Italy. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo Via Attilio Benigni, 53-00156 00156 Rome – Italy
Telephone: +39 06 82078219 Fax: +39 06 8273672
This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Italy.
This accident is documented in NTSB report ERA11WA159. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft F-GUJB.
Accident Details
Aircraft Information
Analysis
On February 18, 2011, about 0706 universal coordinated time, a Robinson R44, French registration F-GUJB, crashed after an in-flight separation of the tail rotor from the fuselage. The pilot was killed. The flight departed Bari, Italy, for Foggia Airport (LIBF), Italy.
This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo (ANSV) of Italy. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo
Via Attilio Benigni, 53-00156
00156 Rome – Italy
Telephone: +39 06 82078219
Fax: +39 06 8273672
This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Italy.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ERA11WA159