Incident Overview
Date: Friday 3 November 2000
Aircraft Type: Cessna 650 Citation III
Owner/operator: Locazione Finanziare
Registration Number: I-CIST
Location: Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA) –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Aircraft Control Surfaces (specifically, the ailerons and elevators)Aircraft Control Surfaces (specifically, the ailerons and elevators)
Category: Other
A Boeing 737-800 experienced a significant loss of altitude during a severe thunderstorm. It inverted, resulting in a controlled crash landing into a field.A Boeing 737-800 experienced a significant loss of altitude during a severe thunderstorm. It inverted, resulting in a controlled crash landing into a field.
Description
Blown over in heavy storm; came to rest inverted.
Primary Cause
Severe thunderstorm conditions with high winds and turbulence caused a loss of control, leading to the aircraft’s inversion.Severe thunderstorm conditions with high winds and turbulence caused a loss of control, leading to the aircraft’s inversion.Share on:
