ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27395
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| Date: | 18-DEC-1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | D-INUR |
| C/n / msn: | 421A-0079 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | off Palermo -
 Italy
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
Ditched in the Mediterranean Sea. Pilot Walter Keller (40) rescued by ferry ship 'Freccia Blue' (Livorno-Palermo) after 40 hours in a dinghy.
Sources:
http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/
La Stampa 21 December 1978, p32
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Jun-2013 14:23 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2016 20:36 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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