Sigonella - Sigonella

On July 11, 1973 at 12:00 AM, Sigonella - Sigonella experienced a crash involving Grumman S-2 Tracker, operated by Italian Air Force - Aeronautica Militare Italiana, with the event recorded near Catania Sicily.

The flight was categorized as fire fighting and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was returning to Sigonella NAS following a fire fighting mission. While completing a turn on approach, the airplane stalled and crashed in Misterbianco, west of Catania. A pilot was seriously injured while the second occupant was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration MM148302, MSN 741, year of manufacture 1958.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 37.5083°, 15.0862°.