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| Date: | Friday 5 August 1977 |
| Time: | 21:29 |
| Type: |  Breda Nardi NH500MC (MD500) |
| Owner/operator: | Guardia di Finanza |
| Registration: | MM80968 |
| MSN: | ..-0253M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mar Ligure (GE) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sestri Ponente, Genova |
Crashed in sea on test flight 3 minutes after take-off due to engine failure. Maresciallo Marco Perra and brigadiere Salvadore Perrone died.
Sources:
http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1977_08/19770806_0005.pdf
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2013 18:28 | TB | Added |
| 19-Jul-2013 15:50 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jul-2013 15:52 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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