Country
Italy

Crash of a Piaggio PD-808TP in Venice: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1993
Type of aircraft:
Piaggio PD-808
Operator:
Registration:
MM61953
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Treviso - Rome
MSN:
511
YOM:
1972
Location:
Venice-Marco Polo
Veneto
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Treviso-Istrana Airbase, the crew informed ATC about technical problems and was cleared to divert to Venice-Tessera Airport for an emergency landing. On final, the aircraft went out of control and crashed few hundred metres short of runway. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Piaggio PD-808 in San Sebastian: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1968 at 1650 LT
Type of aircraft:
Piaggio PD-808
Operator:
Registration:
I-PIAI
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Demonstration
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Madrid – San Sebastian
MSN:
503
YOM:
1968
Location:
San Sebastian
Basque Country
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a demonstration tour within Europe on behalf of the Italian manufacturer Piaggio. On approach to runway 22 in poor weather conditions, the pilot decided to make a go around and initiated a turn to the right when the airplane struck the slope of Mt Jaizkibel located 4 km west of the airport. The wreckage was found about 15 meters below the summit and all six occupants were killed, among them the Italian businessman Lino Zanussi.
Crew/passengers:
Lino Zanussi,
Alfio di Vora,
Giovanni Battista Talotti,
Diego Hurtado de Mendoza,
Sergio Milich,
Davide Albertazzi.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the pilot neglected the published go-around procedures at San Sebastian Airport while initiating a turn to the right as he must turn to the left. The lack of visibility due to poor weather conditions was considered as a contributing factor.
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