We are seeing many reports in the Italian media of an AW609 accident with two fatalities – named here as Pietro Venanzi and Herbert Moran. “on fire in flight between Santhià and Tronzano, the province of Vercelli” seems to be the common link description at this time.

Date:

30 October, 2015

Reg:

N609AG

Make:

AgustaWestland

Model:

AW609

MSN:

60002

Country:

Italy

Civil / Military:

Civil

Fatalities:

2

Link:

http://torino.repubblica.it/cronaca/2015/10/30/news/elicottero_esplode_in_volo_nel_vercellese_e_un_mezzo_militare_-126222286/

Link:

http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/AgustaWestland-AW609-tilt-rotor-crashes-Tronzano/story-28084789-detail/story.html

Link:

https://www.lastampa.it/2015/10/30/edizioni/vercelli/elicottero-esplode-in-volo-tra-santhi-e-tronzano-k0Fy2opruqz9CxCMdv1aQK/pagina.html