# NTSB ERA12WA556: Cessna 402, Rome, Italy, September 7, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 7, 2012, 11:00 local (11:00 UTC)
- Place: Rome, Italy
- Coordinates: 41.787776, 12.539722 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7878&lon=12.5397&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 84996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12WA556
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84996/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84996
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12WA556

## Factual narrative

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.

## Aircraft

- Registration: I-EJRA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402 (B)
- Serial number: 0918
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Operator: Rilievi Aerofotogrammetrici
- Registered owner: Rilievi Aerofotogrammetrici
- Departed: LIRU, Rome
- Destination: LIRU, Rome
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter: 29.82 inHg
- Observed at: LIRU

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 13, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84996. 32 KB in all.

- Memorandum Of Investigation (item 1, .PDF, 32 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40376884&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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