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Italian Air Safety Board opens an inquiry on Monte Rosa accident (2)

Aosta, Italy - The French pilot is currently hospitalized at the "Parini" of Aosta

Confirming the first reports (see AVIONEWS), the Robin DR-400 aircraft (registration F-GJQG) that crashed this morning in northern Italy, on the Monte Rosa massif near the Lyskamm glacier, had taken off from Grenoble, France. The pilot, a 64-year-old French man, lone occupant of the plane, is currently hospitalized at the "Umberto Parini" hospital of Aosta. The Italian Air Safety Board (ANSV) has...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1108989
Rome, Italy, 09/07/2009 16:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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