Palermo - Rome - Milan

On March 29, 1973 at 02:15 PM, Palermo - Rome - Milan experienced a crash involving Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I, operated by Aero Consultant Service, with the event recorded near La Storta Lazio.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The twin engine airplane was completing a flight from Palermo to Milan with an intermediate stop in Rome for refueling. Four minutes after his departure from Rome-Urbe Airport, while climbing to an altitude of 1,500 meters, the crew informed ATC about technical problems. Control was lost and the airplane crashed in a huge explosion near several houses located in La Storta, about 12 km north of Rome-Urbe Airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all seven occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HB-LGP, MSN 421A-0094, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.0029°, 12.3807°.