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BlenderPilot
6th Jul 2005, 19:40
In Italian,

Fiumicino: precipita elicottero, un morto
Un tecnico canadese della Eriksson ha perso la vita. Gli altri membri dell'equipaggio, compreso il pilota, sono rimasti feriti: due in condizioni gravi, uno in maniera lieve. Il Sikorsky S 64 č precipitato subito dopo il decollo. Nell'aeroporto arrivi e partenze sono regolari

Roma, 6 luglio 2005 - Un elicottero del Corpo forestale dello Stato č precipitato subito dopo essersi alzato in volo all'aeroporto di Fiumicino Nell'incidente č morto un tecnico canadese della Eriksson, Martiy Erikson, 49 anni, mentre gli altri membri dell'equipaggio, compreso il pilota della Forestale,
Floriano Finamoresono, sono rimasti feriti: due in condizioni gravi, l'ultimo in maniera lieve.

L'elicottero, un Sikorsky S 64, era decollato dall'area denominata Wisky, una piazzola remota, lontano dalle piste dei voli civili. Dunque arrivi e partenze all'aeroporto di Fiumicino sono regolari. Il mezzo inoltre, non era operativo. I pezzi del velivolo erano giunti da poco dagli Stati Uniti e assemblati in Italia e doveva essere trasportato da Fiumicino a Ciampino per essere ricoverato nell'hangar del Corpo Forestale dello Stato.

Intanto l'Agenzia nazionale per la sicurezza del volo, Ansv, appena appresa la notizia ha inviato sul posto un proprio investigatore. "Anche se si sta valutando la natura giuridica dell'aeromobile - afferma l'Ansv in una nota - l'Agenzia nazionale sicurezza al volo metterā a disposizione degli inquirenti il proprio potenziale tecnico e i propri laboratori per appurare le cause tecniche dell'incidente".

Oltre all'inchiesta tecnica aperta dall'Ansv anche la magistratura e il corpo forestale hanno avviato accertamenti. ''E' giā in corso un'inchiesta della magistratura e in fase d'avvio un'indagine interna della forestale per risalire alle cause dell'incidente''. Lo ha comunicato il capo del Corpo Forestale, Cesare Patrone, che dopo aver appreso la notizia dell'incidente si č recato sul luogo della sciagura. Patrone, che si č detto profondamente commosso per l'accaduto, ha espresso la sua solidarietā ai feriti e alle loro famiglie.

Google Translation,

Fiumicino: it throws down helicopter, a dead man a Canadian technician of the Eriksson has lost the life. The other members of the crew, comprised the pilot, are remained hurt: two in serious conditions, one in light way. The Sikorsky S 64 hasty is endured after the takeoff. In the airport it arrives and regular departures are Rome, 6 July 2005 - a helicopter of the State Forestry Corps hasty is endured after is raised in flight to the airport of Fiumicino In the incident is died a Canadian technician of the Eriksson, Martiy Erikson, 49 years, while the other members of the crew, comprised the pilot of the Forest one, Floriano Finamoresono, are remained hurt: two in serious conditions, the last one in light way. The helicopter, a Sikorsky S 64, was taken off from the called area Wisky, one remote pit, far away from the tracks of the civil flights. Therefore it arrives and departures to the airport of Fiumicino are regular. The means moreover, were not operating. Pieces of the aircraft were joints from little from the United States and assemble to you in Italy and had to be transported from Fiumicino to Ciampino for being ricoverato in the hangar of the State Forestry Corps. While the national Agency for the emergency of the flight, Ansv, as soon as learned the news it has sended on the place just an investigator. "Even if the legal nature of the aircraft is being estimated - the Ansv in a famous one asserts - the national Agency emergency to the flight will put to disposition of the enquirers just upgrades them technical and the own laboratories in order to ascertain the technical causes of the incident". Beyond on the technical inquiry opened from the Ansv also the magistracy and the forest body they have started assessments. ' ' E' already in course an inquiry of the magistracy and in phase of start an inner surveying of the forest one in order to go back to the causes of the incident ' '. The head of the Forest Body has communicated, Cesar Female saints, than after to have learned the news of the incident he has oed on the place of the disaster. Female saints, than have said themselves deeply affected for the happened one, have expressed its solidarity to the wounded and their families.

Cyclic Hotline
6th Jul 2005, 19:56
Condolences to the families and colleagues at Erickson.

Source (http://ilrestodelcarlino.quotidiano.net/art/2005/07/06/5380597) Babelfish translation
TRAGEDY OF SKIES

A helicopter to Fiumicino falls
An American loses the life



ROME, 6 July 2005 - a dead man and the three wounded, two serious and one less. This the budget of the incident that has been involved to the airport of Fiumicino a helicopter of the endured hasty Forest Body after the takeoff.

According to some testimonies, the helicopter of the State Forestry Corps had evidenced technical problems already some days ago , during a short test. They are in course surveyings in order to go back to the causes of the incident of the helicopter Eriksson S64F that had been mounted after its arrival to Rome for being then destined to the airport of Ciampino where the unit is found engaged flight of the Forest one in the fight to boschivi fires.

The only victim of the incident that today afternoon has been involved the helicopter to the inside of the perimeter of the aeroorto of Fiumicino is a pilot American of approximately 40 years. The man is remained blocked in the cabin while the helicopter, reached taken apart from little days from the United States, fell after is raised of little meters from one pit of pause put off center regarding the tracks of the aerial port of call. The others three members of the crew, two technicians and connazionali of the victim and an inspector of the Forest one of approximately 50 years, are instead resolutions to put itself in but throwing themselves from the aircraft and bringing back only light hurt and a fort be of choc. The three have been accompagnatiall' hospital G. B. Grassi di Ostia.

Carcass of the helicopter, a SS 64 Eriksson from little in equipment to the Forest one, lies carbonated to earth in an area of parking put off center regarding the airport. The encircled helicopter e' from various means of the National Fire Departments that with fire engines is endured I noticed on the place of the incident overflowing the helicopter of schiumogeni antifire. In the meantime agents of the PolAria they have encircled the zone for a beam at least 600 meters.

The body of the victim, covered from a cloth, lies close to earth to the carcass of the helicopter. Incessant the work of the rescuers: the continuous area to being off limits for anyone to exception of the attache's to the jobs.

Immediate it has been the participation of the attache's to the emergency and the attache's of the society in management to the Airports of Rome.

noooby
7th Jul 2005, 04:50
RIP Marty.
Only one pilot named, what about the other?

noooby

Cyclic Hotline
7th Jul 2005, 07:39
Southern Oregon man dies in helicopter crash

07/07/2005

Associated Press

A helicopter crash in Italy killed an Erickson Air-Crane mechanic and injured three other people, a company official said.

Marty Erickson, 49, of Rogue River died. Erickson pilot Chris Woods, 31, of Washington state, Erickson mechanic Troy Niemeyer, 30, of Eagle Point and Italian pilot Floriano Finmore, 50, sustained minor injuries in Wednesday's crash, said Dennis Hubbard, the company spokesman.

Details were sketchy on how the crash occurred. Hubbard could not confirm an Italian newspaper report that said the helicopter went down five minutes after taking off from a Rome airport.

The helicopter was built by Erickson Air-Crane in Central Point for use by the Italian forest service. The helicopters are equipped for firefighting with a 2,650-gallon tank system and foam cannon.

Hubbard said Erickson was not related to the Central Point company's founders.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation, Hubbard said.

212man
7th Jul 2005, 08:45
Very sad, and less than a year after their last crash in Corsica last year.

Gainesy
7th Jul 2005, 16:40
http://www.koin.com/news.asp?ID=3390

Has all crew names, Nooby.