Incident report
Magni M16 Tandem Trainer crash near Vespolate, Piedmont, Italy
serious2026-10-03
Summary
A Magni M16 Tandem Trainer gyroplane crashed on takeoff from the Gianni Cerutti Fly airfield at Vespolate and caught fire, coming down in the rice fields around the strip. The pilot, a man in his seventies, was the only person on board. He survived with serious burns and was taken to hospital.
Incident details
Date
2026-10-03
Location
Vespolate, Piedmont, Italy
Aircraft
Operator type
private
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Occupants
1
Probable cause
Phase of flight
takeoff
Source
La Stampa ↗45.3550, 8.6800
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Severityserious
Fatalities0
Injuries1
SourceLa Stampa
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