Avions Robin DR400 I-ITAV

Summary

On 11 January 2011 at about 14:30 local time, a Avions Robin DR400 registered I-ITAV, operated by Aero Club Roma, was involved in an accident near Guidonia Montecelio, Italy. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 January 2011 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Guidonia Montecelio, Italy

Nearest airport

Guidonia Airport (LIRG)

Coordinates

41.9875, 12.7378

Aircraft

Avions Robin DR400

Registration

I-ITAV

Category

Airplane

Operator

Aero Club Roma

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Glider Tow

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Guidonia Montecelio → Guidonia Montecelio

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA11WA119

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On January 11, 2011, about 1430 universal coordinated time, an Avions Pierre Robin, DR400/180R, Italian registration I-ITAV, crashed during takeoff, while towing a glider, and was destroyed by fire. The airplane was departing Guidonia Airport (LIRG), Guidonia Montecelio, Italy for a local flight. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo (ANSV) of Italy. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo Via Attilio Benigni, 53-00156 00156 Rome – Italy Telephone: +39 06 82078219 Fax: +39 06 8273672 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Italy.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.