Helicopter - Power lines - Curt Lewis

 

Bell UH-1H Fatal Accident (Greece)

Date:	19-APR-2017
Time:	07:50LT
Type:	Bell UH-1H Iroquois
Owner/operator:	Hellenic Army
Registration:	ES625
C/n / msn:	12162
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:	0
Airplane damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	Sarantaporo, Elassona, Thessaly -    Greece
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	LGSV
Destination airport:	Kozani

Narrative:
Crashed killing the two pilots and two high ranked military officers. A female sergeant major (3rd crew member) survived but suffered serious injuries. The aircraft left early Wednesday morning from Stefanovikio AB (1st TEAS) and after a stop at Larissa to pick up the two high ranking officers, as passengers, it continued its course for Kozani. At that stage it was engaged with power lines near Sarantaporo town and crashed. The helicopter had been on a routine border patrol flight.