Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris crash, Oct 27, 1962 (3 killed)
Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris accident on October 27, 1962 near Bascapè Lombardy, Italy with 3 fatalities. Cause: The first official inquiry ruled the...
- Date: October 27, 1962
- Aircraft: Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris
- Location: Bascapè Lombardy, Italy
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The first official inquiry ruled the crash an accident in bad weather. A 2003 judicial inquiry in Pavia concluded that a small explosive charge detonated in the cockpit; those responsible were never identified.
The private Morane Saulnier MS 760 Paris jet of ENI president Enrico Mattei crashed near Bascape while approaching Milan Linate from Catania in rain. Mattei, his pilot Irnerio Bertuzzi and American journalist William McHale were killed. An early inquiry called it an accident, but a later judicial inquiry concluded an explosion in the cockpit caused the crash.