# NTSB ERA19WA038: Siai Marchetti SF260, Caorle, Italy, October 3, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 3, 2018
- Place: Caorle, Italy
- Coordinates: 45.605278, 12.827221 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6053&lon=12.8272&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98614
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA19WA038
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98614/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19WA038

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Italy has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Siai Marchetti SF260 airplane that occurred on October 03, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Italy's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Italy.

## Aircraft

- Registration: I-ISAE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Siai Marchetti SF260 (D)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 834
- Engines: Lycoming O-540-E4A5 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: None
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: Caorle
- Equipment: Unknown

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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