Rome - Parma

On October 15, 1999 at 10:58 AM, Rome - Parma experienced a crash involving Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond, operated by AeroItalia, with the event recorded near Parma Emilia-Romagna.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While on an ILS approach to Parma Airport in poor weather conditions, the aircraft struck the ground and crashed in an open field about 3,5 km short of runway. All eight occupants were rescued, among them one pilot was injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The visibility was limited to 800 metres due to foggy conditions.

Aircraft reference details include registration I-VIGI, MSN 013, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 44.7916°, 10.3638°.