- Date
- January 27, 2011, 14:10 local (14:10 UTC)
- Place
- Isola Fossara, Perugia, Italy
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- I-AMCOCessna 172
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 78308
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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 27, 2011, at 1410 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 172N, Italian registration I-AMCO, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during cruise flight near Isola Fossara, Perugia, Italy. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that departed from Aeroporto di Ancona Falconara (LIPY), Ancona, Italy, and was destined for Foligno Airport (LIAF), Umbria, Italy. This accident 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 A. Benigni, 53-00156 00156 Rome – Italy Telephone: +39 06 82078240 Fax: +39 06 8273672 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Italy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- I-AMCO
- Reported as
- Cessna 172 (N)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17269064
- Engine
- Lycoming O320, 160 hp, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- LIPY · Ancona
- Destination
- LIAF · Umbria
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Certificate
- Private
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 22, 2011, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 49 KB in all.