ERA12WA556

On September 7, 2012, about 1100 Universal Time Coordinate (UTC), a Cessna 402B, Italian registration I-EJRA, operated by Rilievi Aerofotogrammetrici, impacted the ground near Rome, Italy. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and flight plan information was unknown for the local aerial photography flight that departed from Montichiari Airport – Rome Urbe (LIBR), Rome, Italy. The airplane was destroyed due to impact and postcrash fire. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated about 0715 UTC. According to Italian authorities, the airplane impacted the terrain in a car wrecking facility and a postcrash fire ensued. 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 Telephone: +39 06 82 078 229 Fax: +39 06 8273672 This report is for informational purposes only, and contains only information released by or obtained from the Government of Italy.