Catania – Milan

On October 27, 1962 at 06:57 PM, Catania – Milan experienced a crash involving Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris, operated by Società Nazionale Metanodotti - SNAM, with the event recorded near Bascapè Lombardy.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. Approaching Milan-Linate Airport, the pilot encountered very bad weather conditions and lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field located 14 km short of runway 36 threshold. The airplane was completely destroyed and all three occupants were killed. Crew: Irnerio Bertuzzi, pilot. Passengers: Enrico Mattei, President of the Italian Oil Company ENI, William McHale, journalist by Time-Life.

Aircraft reference details include registration I-SNAP, MSN 99, year of manufacture 1961.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.3083°, 9.3135°.