Parts and components of a military helicopter, apparently entirely compatible with those of an A109, were recovered in recent weeks on the coast of Maddalena Spiaggia , following the violent storm that hit Capoterra and the southern coast of Sardinia. The material, in great secrecy, was immediately handed over to the Public Prosecutor's Office and then entrusted to the Carabinieri RIS (Special Operations Unit) in Cagliari, who are trying to determine whether it originates from the "Volpe 132," the Guardia di Finanza aircraft that crashed off the coast of Muravera on March 2, 1994 .
The investigation into the recovery of helicopter parts , washed up by the sea following the storm that devastated Capoterra beach on January 20th, remained silent for weeks . In the days that followed, local residents reported the appearance of about forty pieces of metal on the beach, scattered over a few hundred meters.
The Local Police immediately seized the evidence and notified the Prosecutor's Office, which dispatched specialists from the Carabinieri Scientific Investigations Unit (RIS). They are now examining the material at the San Bartolomeo barracks in Cagliari. Deputy Prosecutor Andrea Chelo is coordinating the investigation, working closely with Deputy Prosecutor Guido Pani, the longtime leader of the Volpe 132 investigation. If it is confirmed that the pieces are from the Augusta A109 that crashed into the sea in 1994, the new case will be merged with the one opened immediately after 32 years.
The helicopter, with the exception of some fragments, and the bodies of the two crew members were never found, nor were the causes and dynamics of what, for years, was nicknamed the “Sardinian Ustica” clarified.
Investigators and technicians from Leonardo (formerly Finmeccanica), a publicly owned company and world leader in the defence, aerospace and security sectors, which controls the AgustaWestland companies (Alenia Aermacchi, Selex ES, OTO Melara and WASS), manufacturer of the A109 helicopter, are already working on the discovery.
