# NTSB ERA11WA136: Cessna 172, Isola Fossara, Perugia, Italy, January 27, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 27, 2011, 14:10 local (14:10 UTC)
- Place: Isola Fossara, Perugia, Italy
- Coordinates: 43.45, 12.75 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4500&lon=12.7500&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- 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): 78308
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11WA136
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78308/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78308
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11WA136

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 (N)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17269064
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 58; injuries: fatal; private

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 22, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78308. 49 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 49 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40343796&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Accident%20Statement-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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