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Date: | Saturday 27 December 2003 |
Time: | 16:20 |
Type: | General Avia F.22A Pinguino |
Owner/operator: | Turin Flying School |
Registration: | I-GEAN |
MSN: | 011 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | city of Piossasco (near Turin) -
Italy
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | LIMF |
Destination airport: | LIMZ |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The aircraft, property of Turin Flying School (I/FTO/012), crashed into the courtyard of a construction company while performing a training flight (student in solo).
The aircraft impacted the ground with the nose, destroying the front part of the airplane.
Pilot died at impact.
It was discovered from further investigation that the airplane had no malfunctions or failures.
Probably, incorrect actions taken by the pilot lead to the crash.
The pilot of the aircraft was a young student of the FTO, studing for the PPL licence.
Sources:
"LaStampa" 28.12.2003 - num. 354 pag. 47 (italian newspaper )
"La Repubblica" 28.12.2003 - (italian newspaper: [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://goo.gl/TXTKw] )
Turin Flying School statements
Images:
Old picture of the accident.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-Jan-2011 15:07 |
Blaze92 |
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03-Jan-2011 13:17 |
Anon. |
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06-Jan-2011 07:39 |
Blaze92 |
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11-Jan-2011 11:17 |
Blaze92 |
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03-Mar-2011 00:29 |
Anon. |
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16-Aug-2012 13:58 |
harro |
Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
11-Apr-2015 21:23 |
Blaze92 |
Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |