Lugano - Rome

On January 15, 1988 at 09:24 AM, Lugano - Rome experienced a crash involving Dassault Falcon 20, operated by Segas International, with the event recorded near Lugano-Agno Ticino.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. During the takeoff roll on runway 21, just before reaching V1 (112 knots), the captain thought that the right engine lost power. He decided to abandon the takeoff maneuver and initiated an emergency braking procedure. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran at a speed of about 60-70 knots, rolled in a snow covered field and eventually collided with an embankment, coming to rest, broken in two. Both pilots were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration VR-BJB, MSN 244, year of manufacture 1970.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.0188°, 8.9149°.