MM62000
Flight / Schedule
MM62000
Aircraft
Lockheed C-130 HerculesRegistration
MM62000
MSN
4497
Year of Manufacture
1973
Date
January 23, 1979 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Test
Flight Phase
Parking
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Milan-Malpensa Lombardy
Region
Europe • Italy
Coordinates
45.6296°, 8.7235°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On January 23, 1979 at 12:00 AM, MM62000 experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by Italian Air Force - Aeronautica Militare Italiana, with the event recorded near Milan-Malpensa Lombardy.
The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was parking at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.
Crew on board: 0, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. Technicians were engaged in ground tests at Malpensa Airport. While parked on the ramp, an engine run-up was initiated when the airplane jumped over the chocks and eventually struck obstacles and came to rest. There were no injuries.
Aircraft reference details include registration MM62000, MSN 4497, year of manufacture 1973.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.6296°, 8.7235°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
Technicians were engaged in ground tests at Malpensa Airport. While parked on the ramp, an engine run-up was initiated when the airplane jumped over the chocks and eventually struck obstacles and came to rest. There were no injuries.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
0
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
—
Known people on board: 0
Operational Details
Flight Type
Test
Flight Phase
Parking
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Europe • Italy