Overview

• The 78-year-old pilot self-evacuated with minor abrasions after his ultralight struck high-voltage power lines and crashed on August 10.
• Firefighters and the Polizia di Forte dei Marmi secured the wreckage and contained a fuel leak at the A12-adjacent crash site.
• Marchi was hospitalized in code yellow at Camaiore and has since been discharged in good condition.
• Authorities are probing how the aircraft collided with power lines while approaching the Cinquale airfield.
• An experienced private pilot, Marchi co-founded Liu Jo with his brother Marco in 1995 and remains active in aviation.