- Date
- January 11, 2011, 14:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Guidonia Montecelio, Italy
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- I-ITAVAvions Robin DR400
- Defining event
- Initial climb: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 78189
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On January 11, 2011, about 1430 universal coordinated time, an Avions Pierre Robin, DR400/180R, Italian registration I-ITAV, crashed during takeoff, while towing a glider, and was destroyed by fire. The airplane was departing Guidonia Airport (LIRG), Guidonia Montecelio, Italy for a local flight. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo (ANSV) of Italy. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo Via Attilio Benigni, 53-00156 00156 Rome – Italy Telephone: +39 06 82078219 Fax: +39 06 8273672 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Italy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- I-ITAV
- Reported as
- Avions Robin DR400 (180R)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1506
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Glider tow · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Aero Club Roma
- Registered owner
- Aero Club Roma
- Departed
- LIRG · Guidonia Montecelio
- Destination
- LIRG · Guidonia Montecelio
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- LIRG · Guidonia Airport, runway 36
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 25, 2011, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 26 KB in all.