- Date
- April 4, 2014, 09:20 local (09:20 UTC)
- Place
- Collagna, Italy
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N678ALPiper PA-30
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 89030
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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 April 4, 2014, at 0920 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a Piper PA-30, N678AL, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during cruise flight near Collagna, Italy. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight was operated by a private individual, and originated from Genoa Airport (LIMJ), Genoa, Italy, with an intended destination of Eberswalde-Finow Airport (EDAV), Eberswalde, Germany. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Italy. Further information can be obtained from: Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo Via Attilio Benigni, 53 – 00156 Roma – ITALY +39 06 8207 8219 – 06 8207 8200 Fax +39 06 8273 672 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Italy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N678AL
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30-639
- Engines
- Lycoming IO-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocatingLycoming IO-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Unkown
- Registered owner
- La Rosa Antonio
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- LIMJ · Genoa
- Destination
- EDAV · Eberswalde
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC)
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 21, 2014, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 36 KB in all.