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| Date: | Monday 9 November 1959 |
| Time: | c. 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Agusta-Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Compagnia Italiana Elicotteri |
| Registration: | I-CIEB |
| MSN: | 221 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Roma -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Roma-Urbe |
| Naples | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into city steet (Piazza Esedra) after engine failure. Mechanic died of injuries. Helicopter involved in filming of "It started in Naples" (S. Loren/C. Gable).
Sources:
La Stampa 10 November 1959, p9
British Pathe
https://streaming.britishpathe.com/hls-vod/MEDIA-5/archive/Y6GR/2016-09-11T140603Z_1_LVAEFQZQ793IILA4QII65OWJRG6Y_RTRWNEV_F_ITALY-HELICOPTER-CRASHES-IN-ROME.MP4.m3u8
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 January 1985 | N17271 | Private | 0 | Miami, FL |  |
sub |
| 17 June 1987 | N17271 | Gold Coast Helicopter,inc. | 0 | Miami, FL | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2015 18:46 | TB | Added |
| 09-Feb-2016 19:35 | TB | Updated [Plane category, ] |
| 07-Dec-2018 20:45 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 04-Jan-2020 19:54 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 05-Jan-2020 14:02 | TB | Updated [Damage, ] |
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