Crash of a Partenavia AP.68TP-100 Victor in Gragnano: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 30, 1982 at 1100 LT
Operator:
Registration:
I-RAIP
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Naples - Naples
MSN:
6003
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew consisting of one test pilot, one radio navigator and two engineers departed Naples-Capodichino in the morning on a local test flight. En route, the twin engine airplane suffered a structural failure and the tail detached. Out of control, the aircraft entered a dive and crashed on the slope of a mountain located near Gragnano, about 27 km southeast of Naples. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. However, it is believed that the tail separated as the consequence of in-flight vibrations.
