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ATR-72 Tuninter accident: the road tanker had already refuelled other 5 planes at Bari-Palese

Rome, Italy - Investigators' doubt concerns the fact that damaging residuals could have maybe remained on the bottom of the tank

Palermo Attorney confirmed that there are three persons under investigation for the accident affecting the Tuninter’s ATR-72: its Captain, Tunisian Chefik Gharbi, responsible for ENI depot from which fuel was taken for its refuelling, Ettore Fumagalli, and the road tanker driver deployed at Bari-Palese Airport, Alessandro Perfetto. The hypothesis is still the one of negligent disaster. In the meantime, a...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 125087
Rome, Italy, 08/10/2005 11:49
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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