The SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019 is an Italian STOL liaison monoplane built by SIAI-Marchetti for the Italian Army. It is a turboprop-powered derivative of the Cessna O-1 Bird Dog.
SM.1019 | |
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Role | STOL liaison monoplane |
National origin | United States / Italy |
Manufacturer | SIAI-Marchetti |
First flight | 24 May 1969 |
Introduction | 1976 |
Primary users | Italian Army Somali Air Force |
Number built | 86 |
Developed from | Cessna O-1 Bird Dog |
To meet an Italian Army requirement for a short take-off liaison aircraft, SIAI-Marchetti modified the design of the Cessna 305A/O-1 Bird Dog with a new turboprop engine and a revised tail unit. The prototype first flew on 24 May 1969 powered by a 317 hp (236 kW) Allison 250-B15C turboprop engine. It was evaluated against the Aermacchi AM.3 and was successful and won a production order for 80 aircraft.
On 24 July 2021, former US Navy F-14 pilot Dale "Snort" Snodgrass fatally crashed in an SM.1019B with the registration N28U at Lewiston–Nez Perce County Airport in Lewiston, Idaho.[1][2] The probable cause of the accident was, according to the NTSB report, failure to remove the flight control lock, which immobilized flight control surfaces.[3]
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976–77[4]
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