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| Date: | Tuesday 1 July 2008 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Agusta-Bell AB 212ASW |
| Owner/operator: | Marina Militare Italiana (Italian Navy) |
| Registration: | MM80955 |
| MSN: | 5131 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Crispiano, near Taranto -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Taranto |
| Taranto |
The helicopter was attempting an emergency landing when it hit an olive tree and burst into flames.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20080705091912/http://www.ansa.it:80/opencms/export/site/visualizza_fdg.html_104798346.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2008 06:22 | Dmitriy | Added |
| 02-Jul-2008 00:30 | Dmitriy | Updated |
| 08-Jun-2012 05:00 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, ] |
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