EC145 crash in Italy
 

I don´t know if this is a repost or not, but even so, rare footage. :sad:

Precipita elicottero del 118 - Video - Corriere TV

Google Translate

I'm glad all are ok. According to the translation they hit wires on take off.

After seeing that photo I went back to the video, you can hear the moment when the wires get cut and the next second the helicopter comes spinning into view.

the result ...:eek:

http://webstorage.mediaon.it/media/2...075_medium.jpg

http://lightstorage.laprovinciadilec...927_medium.jpg

http://lightstorage.ecodibergamo.it/...073_medium.jpg

I guess the cable cutter on the front didn't help much then.

Cant think of any reason why it was turning clockwise like that... pedal jammed perhaps?

Maybe the tail rotor took out the power line?

P1

From my point of view, if the T/R got damaged from the strike the aircraft should've been turning the other way b/c the rotors turn clockwise.

Nope, EC145 blades rotate anti-clockwise (conventional) as the aircraft is based on the BK117 not like it's EC brethren.

Looks like a tail rotor strike to me in the video too. If you check the video as the aircraft climbs above the trees the tail rotor appears to be turning very slowly and doesn't look right.

(edited for typo)

Gotcha ET! All seems right then...

Let´s wait a minute before spreading rumours here......but wait-it´s a "rumour network"....


So rumour it has that the pilot has been involved in two other accidents before this one....

Anyone knows anything about this?

Amazing crash-worthiness demonstrated by the EC145. No fire and everyone alive.

I only fly Robinsons, and I'm a big fan of them, but I would find it hard to believe a Robinson R44 or R66 would have had the same outcome.

Shame I don't have the millions of dollars it takes to fly an EC145.

Lafite

Amazing crash-worthiness yes....only the passengers part of the cabin it's litterally collapsed...fortunately noone was inside.
Ec145 has "anticrash seats" ?

I confirm only 2 (pilot and technician) on board ...and they escaped without consequences.

Judging by this and a few other Italian articles, only the pilot and flight engineer were onboard the helicopter at the time of the accident (It sounds as if they wanted to go and refuel in Colico before hooking up with the rest of the crew again).

So it seems he caught the two lowest cables. He must have been taking off from right under the wires.
Maybe he lowered the nose a bit too much...

The 145 tailroter is located quite high. Wonder how the movie would have looked like if it was a T2 model.
Let me rephrase, too bad it wasn't a T2 model...

I would rephrase, too bad he didn't miss the wires entirely.

Strange, it really looks like the blades are spinning the same direction as the fuselage in that video. Must be an illusion.

I do confirm only two on board, pilot and mechanic. Medical crew was just left on ground.
Pilot was involved in other minor accident previously but he's operating HEMS in extreme environment (mountains, lot of cables...) since many years.