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Crash of a Piper PA-31-310 Navajo in Campo dei Fiori: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1995 at 0845 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-GNFL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Milan - Locarno
MSN:
31-7400986
YOM:
1974
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Few minutes after his departure from Milan-Malpensa Airport bound for Locarno, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility due to a cloud layer. The twin engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located at the altitude of 1,227 meters, on the Campo dei Fiori, on the top of Punta Paradiso, near the astronomic observatory. The pilot and the passenger were killed.
Pilot:
Cesare Gallone.
Passenger:
Yvonne Aliette Roulet.
Sincere thanks to Isaia Laudi for these information.

Crash of a Piper PA-31-325 Navajo C/R in Campo dei Fiori: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1983
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-IMWH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Vilshofen - Milan
MSN:
31-7712058
YOM:
1977
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Both occupants, German citizens, were completing a flight from Vilshofen, Germany, to Milan-Malpensa. While cruising in limited visibility due to foggy conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit trees and crashed in a wooded area located in the Campo dei Fiori Regional Park, near Varese. Both occupants were killed.
Photos: Isaia Laudi.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero near Cerbaiola: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1948
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Rome – Varese
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Enroute, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt dell'Aretino located near Cerbaiola, killing all four crew members.