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Pilot killed in Italian glider crash

Bolzano, Italy - His wife is in very serious conditions

Alessandro Muzzarelli, 55-year-old pilot of a Grob G-103 Twin II Acro glider that crashed yesterday afternoon in northern Italy after flying over Rittner Horn, has been killed on impact. His wife, 37-year-old Sabrina Salis, municipal councillor of Merano, is currently hospitalized in very serious conditions. The aircraft suddenly fell nose-down for 40 meters before crashing. According to a witness...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1108371
Rome, Italy, 08/20/2009 15:12
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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