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| Date: | Thursday 2 May 2002 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104S-ASA-M Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM6778 |
| MSN: | 1078 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leeuwarden AFB, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Florennes AB (EBFS) |
| Leeuwarden AB (LWR) |
Crashed on runway when approaching too high and with high sink rate in bad visibility. Aircraft broke into two pieces. Pilot Ten Andrea Franceschinis (29) survived, but was badly injured.
Sources:
http://www.i-f-s.nl/accidents-incidents-2002/
916 Starfighter
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 27-Oct-2012 15:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Nov-2013 16:09 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Dec-2019 14:20 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jun-2022 22:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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