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Helicopter crash in Val di Susa: the engine was faulty

Turin, Italy - The constructor was aware of that

A fault in the engine design caused a helicopter operated by Air Service with some skiers onboard to crash last 19th April in Val di Susa in Piedmont, Italy, when six people died and one was injured. Turin's prosecutor’s office claimed that following an investigation. The engine, built by the French firm Turbomeca, broke down after one of the rotor blades broke, damaging the other blades as well, w...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 59614
Rome, Italy, 03/05/2004 11:34
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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