Accident Lockheed F-104S-ASA Starfighter MM6869,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 88295
 
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Date:Thursday 6 May 1993
Time:c. 14:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104S-ASA Starfighter
Owner/operator:Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI)
Registration: MM6869
MSN: 1169
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Grosseto AB (GRA) (GR) -   Italy
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Grosseto AB (GRA) (GR)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Engine failure during take-off. Pilot Ten Ettore Di Blasio (27) ejected but killed. Aircraft came to rest in a field ca 400 meters apart after crossing a street.

Sources:

Scramble
http://digilander.libero.it/air10/f104/mm6869.htm
http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1993_05/19930507_0014.pdf
http://www.aereimilitari.org/forum/topic/1019-incidenti-dellf-104/page-2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Jan-2011 14:00 ASN archive
13-Nov-2013 18:54 TB Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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