Incident Sikorsky HSS-1N (S-58A) MM80164,
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Date:Saturday 31 October 1964
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic S58P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky HSS-1N (S-58A)
Owner/operator:Marina Militare Italiana (Italian Navy)
Registration: MM80164
MSN: 58-991
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Maristaeli AB (CT), Sicily -   Italy
Phase: Standing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Five HSS-1/1N destroyed in tornado:
HSS-1/58-599/ MM143899
HSS-1/58-710/ MM143940
HSS-1/58-745/ MM143949
HSS-1N/58-990/ MM80163
HSS-1N/58-991/ MM80164
15 helicopters, two light aircraft and one four-engined airplane of the Netherland Air Force destroyed or damaged at Maristaeli AB and Fontanarossa Airport Catania (three hangars collapsed).

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20121123090555/http://www.scramble.nl:80/milbase.htm
Passauer Neue Presse, 2.11.1964, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Aug-2010 05:36 TB Added
24-Aug-2010 05:43 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
25-Jun-2012 10:00 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
13-Apr-2013 19:15 TB Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
13-Apr-2013 19:18 TB Updated [Narrative]
14-Oct-2013 17:22 TB Updated [Location, Plane category]

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