Let L-410 crash, Oct 30, 2005 (3 killed), Bergamo-Orio al...
Let L-410 accident on October 30, 2005 near Bergamo-Orio al Serio, Lombardy, Italy with 3 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control in flight during the...
- Date: October 30, 2005
- Aircraft: Let L-410
- Location: Bergamo-Orio al Serio, Lombardy, Italy
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control in flight during the initial climb, most likely from a loss of situation awareness. Possible contributors were a shifted cargo load, spatial disorientation caused by high-speed taxiway lights in fog, the co-pilot's limited experience, and weak crew resource management.
The night cargo flight from Bergamo to Zagreb carried two pilots and one passenger. Shortly after takeoff in thick fog, the aircraft turned left, descended, struck a powerline and crashed in an open field, breaking up on impact. All three occupants were killed.