The SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019 is an Italian STOL liaison monoplane built by

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for the

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. It is a turboprop-powered derivative of the

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Development

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

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and was successful and won a production order for 80 aircraft.

Variants

;SM.1019 :Prototype with 317hp (236kW) Allison 250-B15C turboprop engine, one built ;SM.1019A :Production with 317hp (236kW) Allison 250-B15G 400hp turboprop engine derated to 317hp, 81 built ;SM.1019B :Production variant with 400hp (298kW) Allison 250-B17B turboprop engine, designated SM.1019E.I by the Italian Army, four built

Operators

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– 6 in 1981, all retired.

Accidents and incidents

On 24 July 2021, former

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pilot Dale "Snort" Snodgrass fatally crashed in an SM.1019B with the registration N28U at Lewiston–Nez Perce County Airport in

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. The probable cause of the accident was, according to the NTSB report, failure to remove the flight control lock, which immobilized flight control surfaces.

Specifications (SM.1019A)

References

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