Accident SIAI-Marchetti SF.260EA (T-260B) , Wednesday 1 October 2025
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Date:Wednesday 1 October 2025
Time:09:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic F260 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260EA (T-260B)
Owner/operator:Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sabaudia -   Italy
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Latina Airport (QLT/LIRL)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft of the 70th Wing of Latina crashed inside the Circeo National Park near Sabudia. Both of the occupants were killed, Colonel Simone Mettini, instructor and Wing Commander, and student pilot Lorenzo Nucheli.

The aircraft was on a training mission when, for reasons as to be ascertained, it crashed into the ground.

Sources:

https://www.rainews.it/tgr/lazio/articoli/2025/10/aereo-militare-precipita-vicino-al-parco-del-circeo-morti-due-militari-b6c18394-f9e5-47ae-a7e3-da80e2768cb8.html

https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cronaca/2025/10/01/sabaudia-velivolo-dellaeronautica-precipitato-su-parco-nazionale_82052676-5770-4924-9161-94791b32f1c8.html

https://roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2025/10/01/news/sabaudia_veivolo_areonautica_precipita_parco_nazionale_news-424882722/?rss

https://www.emergenza24.org/latina-aereo-01-10-2025/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Oct-2025 09:12 Ale Added
01-Oct-2025 09:13 ASN Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ]
01-Oct-2025 09:36 ASN Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, ]
01-Oct-2025 11:28 Ale Updated [Operator, ]
01-Oct-2025 12:36 emergenza24 Updated [Source, ]
01-Oct-2025 14:18 Paradoxial Updated [Narrative, ]

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