BEA - Office of Investigations and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of the French Republic
BEA - Office of Investigations and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of the French Republic
07/24/2026 | Press release | Archived content
Serious incident to the helicopter Airbus AS332 registered OE-XKP and the plane Canadair CL415 registered I-DPCC on 10/07/2026 at Guspini (Italy)
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Serious incident to the helicopter Airbus AS332 registered OE-XKP and the plane Canadair CL415 registered I-DPCC on 10/07/2026 at Guspini (Italy)
Collision of the sling with another aircraft during a firefighting operation
Responsible entity
Italy - ANSV
Preliminary data based on the notification from the authorities of Italy :
During an aerial firefighter operation, the wing of Canadair I-DPCC came into contact with the Bambi bucket longline of helicopter OE-XKP. Following the occurrence, both aircraft returned safely to their respective bases.
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General information
| Local date | 10/07/2026 |
| Responsible entity | Italy - ANSV |
| State or area of occurrence | Italy |
| Location | Guspini |
| Human consequences | None |
| Aircraft consequences | Unknown |
| Occurrence class | Serious incident |
| File number | BEA2026-0297 |
| Aircraft category | Helicopter - Large helicopter |
| Operator | Austria - Heli Austria GmbH |
| Manufacturer / Model | AIRBUS HELICOPTERS - AS332 |
| Aircraft Registration | OE-XKP |
| State of registry | Austria |
| Last departure point | Italy - Other (Ala dei Sardi) |
| Planned destination | Italy - Other (Ala dei Sardi) |
| Flight phase | Manoeuvring |
| Serial number | 2468 |
| Operator Type AG | Unknown |
| Operation Type | Nationally Regulated Operations - Firefighting |
| Aircraft category | Aeroplane > Large aeroplane |
| Operator | Italy > Vigili del Fuoco (VVF) |
| Manufacturer / Model | CANADAIR > CL215 6B11 > 415 |
| Aircraft Registration | I-DPCC |
| State of registry | Italy |
| Last departure point | Italy - Unknown |
| Planned destination | Italy - Unknown |
| Flight phase | Manoeuvring |
| Serial number | 2066 |
| Operator Type AG | Unknown |
| Operation Type | Nationally Regulated Operations - Firefighting |
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