ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165224
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| Date: | Friday 4 April 2014 |
| Time: | 09:20 UTC |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Antonio La Rosa |
| Registration: | N678AL |
| MSN: | 30-639 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Casarola, Near Collagna, Emilia-Romagna -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, Genoa, Italy (GOA/LIMJ) |
| Eberswalde-Finow, Brandenburg, Germany (EDAV) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Piper PA 30 has disappeared from the radar control Friday April 4th. The aircraft left Genoa direct to Eberswalde with a German pilot on board. The last radio contact took place at around 11:10 am (=09:20 UTC) and the aircraft no longer responded to the radio next appointment half an hour later.
Research continues even in the dark with ground crews and helicopters equipped with night vision goggles. At the time of the supposed disappearance, there was poor visibility. The search was interrupted around 08.00 pm and resumed at dawn.
On Sunday, April 6th the wreckage of the Piper was spotted by a helicopter of the Navy on the west side of Mount Casarola located between Tuscany and Emilia. The wreck, which was located at about 1,600 meters above sea level, was reached in the afternoon by rescue teams on the ground, who have also found the body of the pilot (the sole person on board).
It appears that the pilot has slammed (CFIT = Controlled Flight Into Terrain) into the Mount Casarola on Friday due to severe weather, dying instantly.
Sources:
NTSB
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=678AL
3. http://iltirreno.gelocal.it/massa/cronaca/2014/04/04/news/aereo-bimotore-scomparso-tra-liguria-emilia-toscana-1.8982495
4. http://bologna.repubblica.it/cronaca/2014/04/06/news/trovato_sull_appennino_il_piper_scomparso_venerd-82884678/
5. http://www.liberoquotidiano.it/news/cronaca/11587850/genova-inchiesta-ansv-su-incidente-piper.html
6. https://www.ilmeteo.it/notizie/Genova/aereo-bimotore-scompare-da-radar-tra-liguria-emilia-e-toscana-226701
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2014 07:03 | Robic | Added |
| 05-Apr-2014 07:03 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 05-Apr-2014 07:36 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2014 14:19 | Robic | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2014 16:31 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Apr-2014 16:41 | Robic | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2014 18:28 | gerard57 | Updated [Damage] |
| 05-May-2014 18:44 | Geno | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2016 22:10 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 17-Apr-2017 18:54 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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