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| Date: | Thursday 21 May 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Pitts S-2A |
| Owner/operator: | Casearlatte |
| Registration: | I-NLAT |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | East of Romans d'Isonzo (GO) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | LIPQ |
| LIPQ | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in the countryside during solo aerobatic flight. Former Frecce Tricolori pilot Nunzio Ruggiero killed.
Sources:
Press reports
My own source
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Feb-2011 13:40 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, ] |
| 26-Dec-2012 08:13 | Anon. | Updated [Phase, ] |
| 20-Mar-2017 03:08 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jun-2017 20:05 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Dec-2017 17:11 | j155 | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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