Incident Lockheed F-104G Starfighter MM6573,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47610
 
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Date:Monday 23 May 1977
Time:c. 10:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter
Owner/operator:Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI)
Registration: MM6573
MSN: 6573
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Alpo (VR) -   Italy
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Verona-Villafranca AB (VR)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into field after autopilot failure. Pilot Cap Renzo Ponzanelli ejected and injured.

Sources:

Scramble
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_AMI_losses.htm
http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni/1977_05/19770524_0005.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
07-Oct-2013 17:19 TB Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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