# NTSB ERA14WA187: Piper PA-30, N678AL, Collagna, Italy, April 4, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 4, 2014, 09:20 local (09:20 UTC)
- Place: Collagna, Italy
- Coordinates: 44.328056, 10.20111 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3281&lon=10.2011&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): 89030
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA14WA187
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89030/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14WA187

## 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: [Piper PA-30, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md?model=7103002), [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N678AL-2018-03-02), registration cancelled 2018-03-02, S/N 30-639 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 30-639
- Engines: Lycoming IO-320 160 horsepower reciprocating; Lycoming 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC)

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 21, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89030. 36 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement - Italy (item 1, .PDF, 36 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40411348&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Accident%20Statement%20-%20Italy-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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