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== Aircraft ==
== Aircraft ==
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! Deaths
! Survivals
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| {{flag|Romania}}
| 3
| 0
| 3
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| {{flag|Italy}}
| 2
| 0
| 2
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| {{flag|France}}
| 2
| 0
| 2
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|| {{flag|Canada}}
| 1
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The aircraft was a [[Pilatus PC-12]] carrying the [[aircraft registration|registration]] YR-PDV.<ref name="AP Guardian" /><ref name="Wert 2021" /> It was registered in [[Romania]], and arrived in Milan from Romania on 30 September 2021.<ref name="Digi24" />
The aircraft was a [[Pilatus PC-12]] carrying the [[aircraft registration|registration]] YR-PDV.<ref name="AP Guardian" /><ref name="Wert 2021" /> It was registered in [[Romania]], and arrived in Milan from Romania on 30 September 2021.<ref name="Digi24" />


== Victims ==
The eight victims were identified as two families and a mutual friend.<ref name="QN 2021">{{cite news|url=https://www.quotidiano.net/cronaca/san-donato-milanese-aereo-caduto-1.6875407|title=San Donato Milanese, aereo caduto su edificio: 8 morti, due sono italiani|work=Quotidiano Nazionale|date=3 October 2021}}</ref> The pilot was Romanian businessman Dan Petrescu,<ref name="BBC 58783971">{{cite news |title=Eight killed as plane crashes into Milan building |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-58783971 |access-date=4 October 2021 |work=BBC News |date=4 October 2021}}</ref> and the other victims were reported to be Petrescu's Romanian–French wife and his son, as well as an Italian–French couple, their one-year-old child and the child's Romanian–French maternal grandmother. The mutual friend of both families was a Canadian man.<ref name="QN 2021" />
The eight victims were identified as two families and a mutual friend.<ref name="QN 2021">{{cite news|url=https://www.quotidiano.net/cronaca/san-donato-milanese-aereo-caduto-1.6875407|title=San Donato Milanese, aereo caduto su edificio: 8 morti, due sono italiani|work=Quotidiano Nazionale|date=3 October 2021}}</ref> The pilot was Romanian businessman Dan Petrescu,<ref name="BBC 58783971">{{cite news |title=Eight killed as plane crashes into Milan building |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-58783971 |access-date=4 October 2021 |work=BBC News |date=4 October 2021}}</ref> and the other victims were reported to be Petrescu's Romanian–French wife and his son, as well as an Italian–French couple, their one-year-old child and the child's Romanian–French maternal grandmother. The mutual friend of both families was a Canadian man.<ref name="QN 2021" />



Revision as of 13:46, 4 October 2021

2021 Milan airplane crash
Accident
Date3 October 2021 (2021-10-03)
SummaryUnder investigation
SiteSan Donato Milanese
45°25′44″N 9°15′16″E / 45.4288°N 9.2545°E / 45.4288; 9.2545
Aircraft
Aircraft typePilatus PC-12
RegistrationYR-PDV
Flight originLinate Airport, Milan
DestinationOlbia Costa Smeralda Airport, Sardinia
Occupants8
Passengers7
Crew1
Fatalities8
Survivors0

On 3 October 2021, a Romanian private plane crashed into a building in San Donato Milanese, Lombardy, Italy. All eight occupants of the aircraft were killed.

Incident

At 13:03 CEST on 3 October 2021,[1] a small private plane carrying two crew and six passengers[2] departed Milan's Linate Airport destined for Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport on Sardinia, both locations being in Italy.[3] At 13:12,[4] it crashed into a building near San Donato station in San Donato Milanese, Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, killing all eight occupants.[5][6]

Aircraft

The aircraft was a Pilatus PC-12 carrying the registration YR-PDV.[3][1] It was registered in Romania, and arrived in Milan from Romania on 30 September 2021.[4]

Victims

The eight victims were identified as two families and a mutual friend.[7] The pilot was Romanian businessman Dan Petrescu,[8] and the other victims were reported to be Petrescu's Romanian–French wife and his son, as well as an Italian–French couple, their one-year-old child and the child's Romanian–French maternal grandmother. The mutual friend of both families was a Canadian man.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Wert, Jakob (3 October 2021). "Pilatus PC-12 aircraft crashes in Milan, hits building". International Flight Network. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. ^ Francis, Alannah (3 October 2021). "Plane crashes into vacant building in Milan, killing eight". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b Associated Press (3 October 2021). "Eight killed after plane crashes into Milan office building". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b Costea, Alexandru (3 October 2021). "VIDEO & FOTO Un avion privat românesc s-a prăbușit într-o clădire din Milano. Toate persoanele de la bord au murit". Digi24 (in Romanian).
  5. ^ "Milan plane crash: Eight dead as private jet hits building". BBC News. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  6. ^ "San Donato Milanese: plane crashed on building, 8 dead. Even a child – Chronicle". Italy24 News English. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  7. ^ a b "San Donato Milanese, aereo caduto su edificio: 8 morti, due sono italiani". Quotidiano Nazionale. 3 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Eight killed as plane crashes into Milan building". BBC News. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.