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| Date: | Sunday 31 May 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Van's RV-8 |
| Owner/operator: | QBR-Team |
| Registration: | I-LOVI |
| MSN: | 82041 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sea of Tortoreto, Alba Adriatica, Teramo, Abruzzo -
 Italy
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | ANSV |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Two aircraft were performing an aerobatics display along the coastline at Alba Adriatica, Italy, when they collided in mid-air. One aircraft, Van's RV-8 I-LOVI, lost a wing and crashed into the sea, killing the pilot.
The pilot of the other aircraft, Van's RV-7 I-AMEL, managed to make a forced landing on the shoreline, causing the airplane to flip upside down.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.si24.it/2015/05/31/alba-adriatica-scontro-tra-due-aerei-morto-pilota-marco-ricci-ferito-altro-pilota-video/93552/
https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=844_1433093078
http://thelastsigns.blogspot.com/2015/05/alba-adriaticaitaly-just-before.html
http://www.qbrteam.it
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7693077
Images:
Teramo
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2015 18:31 | Red Baron | Added |
| 31-May-2015 18:34 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 31-May-2015 18:36 | harro | Updated [Cn, Operator, ] |
| 31-May-2015 20:04 | emergenza24 | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 31-May-2015 20:10 | Geno | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 01-Jun-2015 14:33 | Valter | Updated [Location, ] |
| 09-Jun-2015 08:22 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 07-Oct-2018 09:32 | junior sjc | Updated [Source, ] |
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