Incident report
IAR 330 Puma SOCAT crash near Golesti reservoir, near Pitesti, Romania
fatal2006-10-243 fatalities
Summary
The helicopter came down in the Golești reservoir in Argeș county during a military mission out of Otopeni. All three aboard were killed. The pilot, Cdr Adrian Marinescu, had 2,400 hours on Pumas and had spent three months as commander of Kabul International Airport.
Incident details
Date
2006-10-24
Location
Golesti reservoir, near Pitesti, Romania
Aircraft
Registration
03
Operator
Operator type
military
Fatalities
3
Injuries
0
Occupants
3
Probable cause
Phase of flight
en route
Source
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Severityfatal
Fatalities3
Injuries0
SourceEjection History
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