Accident Beechcraft 58 Baron G-CIZZ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156682
 
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Date:Sunday 16 June 2013
Time:12:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE58 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft 58 Baron
Owner/operator:Bonanza Flying Club
Registration: G-CIZZ
MSN: TH-2041
Year of manufacture:2002
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Mount Mindino, Near Garessio, Province of Cuneo, PM -   Italy
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:LIMG
Destination airport:LIMZ
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Flew into the side of a fog-shrouded mountain and crashed. The pilot was killed. Initial reports attribute the crash to the aircraft altimeter being faulty or incorrectly set, giving a misleading reading of the aircraft height.

Sources:

1. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2342790/British-pilot-killed-light-aircraft-crashes-Italian-mountain-fog.html
2. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-CIZZ.html
3. http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2013/06/beech-58-baron-g-cizz-british-pilot.html
4. https://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=83749
5. http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Jun-2013 02:15 Alpine Flight Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
17-Jun-2013 04:00 harro Added [[Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]]
17-Jun-2013 05:28 Geno Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source]
17-Jun-2013 07:09 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
17-Jun-2013 07:13 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source]

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