Ravenna - Ravenna

The crew departed Ravenna-La Spreta Airport in the morning on a local training flight consisting of a licence renewal for one of the pilots. En route, in unclear circumstances, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed at the bottom of a building located about 1,400 metres south of the airfield. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and both occupants were killed.

Flight / Schedule

Ravenna - Ravenna

Registration

I-HSKC

MSN

779

Year of Manufacture

1977

Date

May 14, 2021 at 11:40 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Ravenna-La Spreta Emilia-Romagna

Region

Europe • Italy

Narrative Report

On May 14, 2021 at 11:40 AM, Ravenna - Ravenna experienced a crash involving Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), operated by Skydive Pull Out Ravenna, with the event recorded near Ravenna-La Spreta Emilia-Romagna.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew departed Ravenna-La Spreta Airport in the morning on a local training flight consisting of a licence renewal for one of the pilots. En route, in unclear circumstances, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed at the bottom of a building located about 1,400 metres south of the airfield. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and both occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration I-HSKC, MSN 779, year of manufacture 1977.

Fatalities

Total

2

Crew

2

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew departed Ravenna-La Spreta Airport in the morning on a local training flight consisting of a licence renewal for one of the pilots. En route, in unclear circumstances, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed at the bottom of a building located about 1,400 metres south of the airfield. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and both occupants were killed.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Ravenna - Ravenna

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

Europe • Italy

Aircraft Details

Registration

I-HSKC

MSN

779

Year of Manufacture

1977

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