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What: Robinson R22 Beta II en route from Verona Boscomantico
Where: 5 meters from the shore of Lake Garda, near Verona in Torri del Benaco
When: October 26, 2009
Who: 2 on board: Paolo Alberti di Desenzano (Brescia), pilot and owner of the airplane, and Alexander Ferron
Why: While on a local flight, the plane crashed about twenty minutes after takeoff, near the Lake Garda shoreline in Torri del Benaco.
A crane and divers assisted in the recovery efforts.
The remains were recovered after the fire, still in their seats.
The helicopter had only logged 170 flight hours.
