Skidz Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 I sure hope his family was notified before the info was released... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heli Ops Posted July 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Skidz - It was in the Italian news not long after it happened and I made sure, from a few sources, that the name was already public, before posting it, thats why it wasnt in my original post. Heli Ops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidz Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 I've got three american crane drivers here all out of sorts 'cause they're sure they know the injured drivers. Lemme know 'soon as their names are released... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heli Ops Posted July 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Floriano Finamoresono was the pilot of the Crane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidz Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 From my rudimentary Italian, he was the Forrestale pilot, but there were two others as well, weren't there ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heli Ops Posted July 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Yes he was, there was one other Forestale pilot and a forestale mechanic. Will see what I can find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67november Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Hi all, please pass along my condolences if possible. and a god speed get well to those recovering from the incident Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Isn't this the second crane crash in Italy within a year or so? Anybody know what's going on at Erickson? heard they had a pretty massive turnover in employees lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heli Ops Posted July 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bk117 Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 condolences to the family and a speedy recovery for the injured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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