2021 Milan airplane crash
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 October 2021 |
| Summary | Under investigation |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Pilatus PC-12 |
| Registration | YR-PDV |
| Flight origin | Linate Airport, Milan |
| Destination | Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, Sardinia |
| Occupants | 8 |
| Passengers | 6 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 8 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 3 October 2021 a Romanian private jet crashed into a building in Milan, Italy. All eight occupants of the aircraft were killed.
Incident
In the early afternoon of 3 October 2021, a small private plane carrying two crew and six passengers,[1] departed Milan's Linate Airport destined for Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport on Sardinia.[2] Shortly after departure, it crashed into a building near San Donato station in San Donato Milanese, killing all eight occupants.[3] ANSA reported that the aircraft was a Pilatus PC-12.[2] The airplane was Romanian, having set off from Romania on 30 September 2021 and carrying Romanian citizens on it.[4]
References
- ^ Francis, Alannah (3 October 2021). "Plane crashes into vacant building in Milan, killing eight". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ a b Associated Press (3 October 2021). "Eight killed after plane crashes into Milan office building". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Milan plane crash: Eight dead as private jet hits building". BBC News. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ 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).