# NTSB ERA13WA367: Cessna 172, Bolzano, Italy, August 17, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 17, 2013, 14:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Bolzano, Italy
- Coordinates: 46.434165, 11.833889 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4342&lon=11.8339&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: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Cessna
- NTSB case key (mKey): 87809
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA13WA367
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87809/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87809
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA367

## 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)

## Analysis

On August 17, 2013, at 1400 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Cessna FR172J, German registration D-EDQL, operated by a flying club, was destroyed following a collision with mountainous terrain near San Pellegrino, Italy. The local flight originated in Bolzano, Italy (LIPB). The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Italy. Further information can be obtained from: Agenzia Nazionale Per La Sicurezza Del Volo (ANSV) Via Attilio Benigni, 53 00156 Roma, Italy Tel +39 06 8207 8219 www.ansv.it This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Italy.

## Factual narrative

On August 17, 2013, at 1400 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Cessna FR172J, German registration D-EDQL, operated by a flying club, was destroyed following a collision with mountainous terrain near San Pellegrino, Italy. The local flight originated in Bolzano, Italy (LIPB). The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured.The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Italy. Further information can be obtained from: Agenzia Nazionale Per La Sicurezza Del Volo (ANSV) Via Attilio Benigni, 53 00156 Roma, Italy Tel +39 06 8207 8219 www.ansv.it This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Italy.

## Aircraft

- Registration: D-EDQL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: FR172J
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Flying Club
- Registered owner: Flying Club
- Departed: LIPB, Bolzano
- Destination: LIPB, Bolzano
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather



## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 23, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87809. 52 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 52 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40400276&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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