Accident Aeromere F-8L Falco III America I-BAFJ, Sunday 15 August 1971
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Date:Sunday 15 August 1971
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic F8L model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aeromere F-8L Falco III America
Owner/operator:private
Registration: I-BAFJ
MSN: 221
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sant'Andrea, Venezia -   Italy
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:aeroporto Nicelli (Venedig-Lido)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
"Falco 8 L" crashed in Laguna de Venezia during aerobatics. Wing hit water surface. Luciano Zanuso (39). Body recovered next day.

Note: article dated 16 AUG and "Ieri...stamane" (yesterday morning) ->15 AUG

Sources:

La Stampa 17 August 1971, p17

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
18-Jun-2024 07:04 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
18-Jun-2024 07:24 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative]

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