2021 Milan airplane crash
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| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 October 2021 |
| Summary | Under investigation |
| Site | San Donato Milanese 45°25′44″N 9°15′16″E / 45.4288°N 9.2545°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Pilatus PC-12 |
| Registration | YR-PDV |
| Flight origin | Linate Airport, Milan |
| Destination | Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, Sardinia |
| Occupants | 8 |
| Passengers | 7 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 8 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 3 October 2021, a Romanian private plane crashed into a building in San Donato Milanese, Lombardy, in 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
| Nationalities | Deaths | Survivals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 Romania
|
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Italy
|
2 | 0 | 2 |
 France
|
2 | 0 | 2 |
 Canada
|
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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]
The eight victims were identified as the Romanian businessman Dan Petrescu, his son (both of which also held the German citizenship) and his wife; an Italian man, his one-year-old son, his French wife, and his French-Romanian mother-in-law; and a Canadian man, who was a friend of the two families.[7]
References
- ^ a b Wert, Jakob (3 October 2021). "Pilatus PC-12 aircraft crashes in Milan, hits building". International Flight Network. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Milan plane crash: Eight dead as private jet hits building". BBC News. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "San Donato Milanese: plane crashed on building, 8 dead. Even a child – Chronicle". Italy24 News English. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "San Donato Milanese, aereo caduto su edificio: 8 morti, due sono italiani". Quotidiano Nazionale. 3 October 2021.