Incident report
Robinson R44 Astro crash near Ireland
minor2003-08-13
Summary
The newspaper reports said that the privately-owned helicopter was flying from Carrickfin Airport to Arranmore Island, off the Donegal coast on the afternoon of Wednesday 13 August 2003, when it struck high tension cables beside the holiday village of Fallagowan. The Pilot managed to land safely but was reported to have taken off again.
Incident details
Date
2003-08-13
Location
Ireland
Aircraft
Registration
G-HALE
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
cruise
Source
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Severityminor
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceAAIU
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