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| Date: | Monday 24 October 1960 |
| Time: | forenoon |
| Type: |  Piper L-21B Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Aviazione Leggera dell'Esercito (AVES) |
| Registration: | I-EIVO |
| MSN: | 18-4031 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Monte Elmo (BZ) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dobbiaco (10:45) |
In a flight accident with the aircraft Piper L-21B I-EIVO, in Monte Elmo (BZ),was killed the cap. Adriano Martelengo and s. ten. Vittorio Caputo, both of the SAL "Tridentina".
Crashed into mountain at Val Pusteria.
Sources:
Scramble
La Stampa 25 October 1960, p9
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.anae.it/it/aviazione-esercito/mezzi-aerei/66-ricorrenze/ottobre/]
Images:
The monument was photographed in 2016 near the refuge Klammbach, 1944 m above sea level, probably near the accident.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Oct-2014 19:44 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2016 11:28 | Mauro | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Oct-2016 16:19 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Photo, ] |
| 26-Oct-2016 11:50 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
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