Ascona - Gerona

On October 17, 1986 at 12:00 AM, Ascona - Gerona experienced a crash involving Partenavia P.68, operated by Private Swiss, with the event recorded near Cuneo Piedmont.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 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: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route from Ascona, Ticino, to Gerona, weather conditions deteriorated. In limited visibility, the pilot failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Bindino located near Cuneo. All six occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HB-LGL, MSN 05, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 44.3900°, 7.5513°.