2021 Milan airplane crash
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.jpg) A Pilatus PC-12, similar to the aircraft involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 October 2021 |
| Summary | Under investigation |
| Site | San Donato Milanese, Italy 45°25′44″N 9°15′16″E / 45.4288°N 9.2545°ECoordinates: 45°25′44″N 9°15′16″E / 45.4288°N 9.2545°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Pilatus PC-12 |
| Registration | YR-PDV |
| Flight origin | Linate Airport, Milan, Italy |
| Destination | Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, Sardinia, Italy |
| Occupants | 8 |
| Passengers | 6 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 8 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 3 October 2021, a Romanian private plane crashed into a building in San Donato Milanese, Lombardy, Italy. All eight occupants of the aircraft were killed.
Incident[edit]
At 13:03 CEST on 3 October 2021,[1] a small private plane carrying two crew and six passengers[2] departed Milan's Linate Airport destined for Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport on Sardinia, both locations being in Italy.[3] At 13:12,[4] it crashed into a building near San Donato station in San Donato Milanese, killing all eight on board.[5][6]
Aircraft[edit]
The aircraft was a Pilatus PC-12 carrying the registration YR-PDV.[3][1] It was registered in Romania, and arrived in Milan from Romania on 30 September 2021.[4]
Victims[edit]
Eight people died during the crash, and were identified as Romanian businessman Dan Petrescu,[7] his Romanian–French wife and their son; the others were a family of four: an Italian man, his French wife, their one-year-old child, and the child's Romanian–French maternal grandmother; and a Canadian man who was a mutual friend of both families.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Wert, Jakob (3 October 2021). "Pilatus PC-12 aircraft crashes in Milan, hits building". International Flight Network. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ Francis, Alannah (3 October 2021). "Plane crashes into vacant building in Milan, killing eight". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ a b Associated Press (3 October 2021). "Eight killed after plane crashes into Milan office building". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ a b Costea, Alexandru (3 October 2021). "VIDEO & FOTO Un avion privat românesc s-a prăbușit într-o clădire din Milano. Toate persoanele de la bord au murit". Digi24 (in Romanian).
- ^ "Milan plane crash: Eight dead as private jet hits building". BBC News. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "San Donato Milanese: plane crashed on building, 8 dead. Even a child – Chronicle". Italy24 News English. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Eight killed as plane crashes into Milan building". BBC News. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "San Donato Milanese, aereo caduto su edificio: 8 morti, due sono italiani". Quotidiano Nazionale. 3 October 2021.