Mid-air collision over Rutor Glacier
An AS350 conducting heli-ski flights and a Jodel D.140E training aircraft collided over Rutor Glacier near La Thuile. Seven people died and two were seriously injured.
At a glance
- Date
- 2019-01-25
- Location
- Rutor Glacier near La Thuile, Aosta Valley, IT
- Activity
- Heli skiing
- Operational phase
- Flight
- Categories
- Aviation
- Fatalities
- 7
- Serious injuries
- 2
- Party size
- 9
- Operator
- Unknown
- Flight operator
- Unknown
- Investigation authority
- ANSV Italy
- Investigation ID
- RUTOR-2019-I-EDIC-F-PMGV
Aircraft
- Aerospatiale · AS350 B3 · AS350 · I-EDIC · Involved
- Jodel · D.140E · D.140 · F-PMGV · Involved
Confirmed facts
- The helicopter was conducting heli-ski flights.
- The helicopter and aeroplane collided in flight.
Timeline
2019-01-25
Occurrence
An AS350 conducting heli-ski flights and a Jodel D.140E training aircraft collided over Rutor Glacier near La Thuile. Seven people died and two were seriously injured.
What remains unknown
- The activity operator and helicopter flight operator require legal-name reconciliation.
Sources
1. Final investigation publication — Rutor Glacier collision
ANSV Italy · Tier A · Primary source · Final investigation · IT
Published 11/06/2021 · Accessed 22/08/2026
Rights note: Link and attribute; paraphrase findings.
2. Rutor Glacier collision notification
BEA France · Tier A · Authority notification · EN
Published Unknown · Accessed 22/08/2026
Rights note: Link and attribute; duplicate representation of ANSV investigation.
Revision history
- v2 · 22/08/2026 — Published from approved import batch incident-pilot-2026-08.
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