Accident Bell 47D I-SUSI,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 32082
 
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Date:Saturday 1 September 1951
Time:c. 14:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic B47G model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell 47D
Owner/operator:Aersilta SpA
Registration: I-SUSI
MSN: 77
Year of manufacture:1948
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Case Nuove di Fogliaro (VA) -   Italy
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Survey
Departure airport:Vergiate Airport (LILG) (VA)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed and burned while overflying sporting event. Pilot and a jounalist died.

Sources:

http://www.dgualdo.it/italy-reg-s.htm
http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1951_09/19510902_0004.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
19-Oct-2011 00:00 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage]
31-Oct-2013 20:46 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Narrative]
16-Nov-2013 16:05 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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