Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III crash, Dec 16, 1978 (10 killed)
Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III accident on December 16, 1978 near Leonessa Lazio, Italy with 10 fatalities.
- Date: December 16, 1978
- Aircraft: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III
- Location: Leonessa Lazio, Italy
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: En route
A Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III (I-ASCN) chartered by Air 70 to carry a delegation to Algiers, with a planned stop in Rome, flew too low in fog and struck power cables before crashing onto a house in Leonessa, about 80 km northeast of Rome. All two crew and eight passengers were killed.