Milan - Cologne

On October 15, 1987 at 06:28 PM, Milan - Cologne experienced a crash involving ATR42-300, operated by Aero Trasporti Italiani - ATI, with the event recorded near Mt Crezzo Lombardy.

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

37 people were known to be on board, 37 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 34, passenger fatalities: 34, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. 15 minutes after takeoff from Milan-Linate Airport, while climbing to the altitude of 14,700 feet, the crew encountered severe icing conditions. At a constant speed of 133 knots, the aircraft first rolled to the right to an angle of 41° then to the left to 100°, again 105° to the right and finally 135° to the left. Out of control, the aircraft nosed down and crashed on the slope of Mt Crezzo located 50 km north of Linate Airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 37 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration I-ATRH, MSN 46, year of manufacture 1987.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.8992°, 9.2832°.