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| Date: | Wednesday 11 July 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman S-2F Tracker |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM148302 |
| MSN: | 741 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 km from Catania (CTA) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Catania-Fontanarossa (CTA/LICC) |
Attempt to fly back to Catania after an in-flight emergency, but did not make it. Crashed and burned 3 km from the airport. Cap. Carlo SALA died for burns, rest of crew survived injured. Coded 41-39.
Sources:
http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1973_07/19730712_0006.pdf
Joe Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-May-2009 23:37 | zerocinquanta | Updated |
| 29-May-2013 08:03 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Aug-2013 15:32 | TB | Updated [Registration, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Mar-2020 14:44 | J155 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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