ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71567
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 September 1920 |
| Time: | 09:35 LT |
| Type: | SIAI Savoia S.9 |
| Owner/operator: | Ilmavoimat, Finnish Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Zürich -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Lago Maggiore, Italy |
| Finland | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The wooden propeller had disintegrated inflight due to a faulty glueing method during manufacturing. According to other sources, withesses saw parts falling of the plane (of the wing) before the crash. The pilot from Finland and the machanic from Italy were killed.
Another aircraft suffered the same fate. Specutation at the time said that the plane was sabotaged at the factory.
Sources:
- Finnish aviation accident database
- http://forum3.sff.n.se/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3987
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2010 08:11 | slowkid | Added |
| 18-Jan-2010 08:13 | slowkid | Updated [Date] |
| 09-Dec-2011 05:24 | Masen63 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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