Milan - Locarno

On April 29, 1995 at 08:45 AM, Milan - Locarno experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, operated by Private French, with the event recorded near Varese Lombardy.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 2 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Few minutes after his departure from Milan-Malpensa Airport bound for Locarno, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility due to a cloud layer. The twin engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located at the altitude of 1,227 meters, on the Campo dei Fiori, on the top of Punta Paradiso, near the astronomic observatory. The pilot and the passenger were killed. Pilot: Cesare Gallone. Passenger: Yvonne Aliette Roulet. Sincere thanks to Isaia Laudi for these information.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-GNFL, MSN 31-7400986, year of manufacture 1974.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.6060°, 8.7189°.