# NTSB ERA11WA119: Avions Robin DR400, Guidonia Montecelio, Italy, January 11, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 11, 2011, 14:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Guidonia Montecelio, Italy
- Coordinates: 41.987499, 12.737777 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9875&lon=12.7378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 78189
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11WA119
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78189/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78189
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11WA119

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Loss of lift](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500); cases with it: [All aircraft, 252 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500/sequence.md)
- [Initial climb: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AVIONS ROBIN DR400 (180R)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1506
- Engines: 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 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 25, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78189. 26 KB in all.

- Memorandum Of Investigation (item 1, .PDF, 26 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40342160&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20Of%20Investigation-Master.PDF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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