ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170041
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| Date: | Saturday 20 September 2014 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: | XtremeAir Xtreme 3000 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-EYKS |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lido, Venice -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Nicelli Airport Lido Venice, Italy |
| Nicelli Airport Lido Venice, Itlay | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The plane crashed during third and final day of "Fly Venice 2014" air show over Lido Venice. It was the third time that this show was organized. Italian aerobatics champion pilot of international fame Francesco Fornabaio did not survive the fatal accident, which occurred during his second performance of the day.
On the pilot's Facebook page D-EYKS was identified as an Xtreme 3000. The manufacturer's website suggests that D-EYKS was the Xtreme XA-41 prototype.
Sources:
https://www.agi.it/en/italy/news/ultralight_crashes_in_venice_killing_pilot_201409212020-cro-ren1032
https://www.ilmessaggero.it/PRIMOPIANO/CRONACA/aereo_caduto_venezia_lido_morto_pilota/notizie/914514.shtml
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MslFg27lUuA&feature=youtu.be (low quality)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HnBVgeMpdc&feature=youtu.be (high quality)
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2014 20:16 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Sep-2014 20:16 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration] |
| 21-Sep-2014 20:18 | harro | Updated [Cn, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2014 20:26 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn] |
| 22-Sep-2014 10:19 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 22-Sep-2014 10:19 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2014 10:25 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 22-Sep-2014 18:40 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2014 04:16 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Sep-2014 21:02 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2018 01:26 | RobertMB | Updated [Date] |
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