According to preliminary news reports, an AW609 tiltrotor prototype crashed during a test flight. The accident occurred at around 10am (local time) in field between Santhià and Tronzano (Piedmont region, NW Italy). The aircraft had taken off from the AW facility in Vergiate.
According to the news, both pilots sadly lost their lives.
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