Μake us preferred on Google The private helicopter crash on Sifnos that claimed three lives continues to reverberate across Greece, as a doctor from the island’s regional medical center who found the victims described what he encountered at the crash site.
The doctor believes that two of the three victims might have survived had they not suffered fatal burns.
“The first thing we saw was one of the bodies, which had been thrown five or six meters from the helicopter. The helicopter itself was down a slope and was not immediately visible,” the doctor, who was on duty and rushed to the scene, told ANT1.
He continued: “The other two bodies were intact. The only missing limb was a severed leg. The rest of their bodies had been burned. Perhaps if they had not been burned, they would not have died. They would have suffered multiple fractures.”
Greek FBI Officers Join Sifnos Investigation
Meanwhile, according to Alpha, authorities are examining all possible scenarios surrounding the crash, and officers from Greece’s so-called “Greek FBI,” the Directorate for Combating Organized Crime, have traveled to Sifnos to assist with the investigation.
The Directorate for Combating Organized Crime is also participating in the investigation into the accident involving two firefighting helicopters in Psatha, western Attica, providing experienced officers with specialized expertise.
The bodies of the Sifnos victims will be identified through DNA testing because they were badly burned.
Document Details Helicopter Company’s Certification
At the same time, Star’s main evening newscast presented a document showing that the company received certification on July 2, 2026, nearly a month and a half before the helicopter crashed.
The same document lists April 27, 2020, as the original issue date of the maintenance organization certificate, with the revision effectively taking place six years later.
According to the document, the company was fully qualified to perform maintenance on the components and equipment of its fleet and to ensure the proper operation of its helicopters.
Timeline of the Crash
The private Bell 206 helicopter departed Athens at around 5:30 p.m. from a location in Attica used by the air-taxi company.
Footage obtained by MEGA from another flight to the Sifnos heliport shows the route the private helicopter followed to reach the Cycladic island.
Near the Sifnos heliport, the pilot lost control of the helicopter under circumstances that remain unclear. The aircraft began spinning clockwise before crashing to the ground. The time was 6:17 p.m.
Two Possible Causes Under Investigation
Investigators are examining two scenarios as possible causes of the crash: a sudden medical emergency involving the pilot or a mechanical failure in the helicopter’s rear fuselage.
If investigators determine that a mechanical failure occurred, the pilot would have had virtually no time to react.
The Hellenic Air and Rail Accident Investigation Authority, Greece’s national agency responsible for investigating aviation and railway accidents and transport safety, has taken charge of the investigation into the cause of the crash.
