Overview

• The ultralight went down at midday on August 30 in a rice field between Livorno Ferraris and Lamporo, near the Canale Cavour.
• The victims were 49-year-old pilot Massimiliano Monticone, a former Air Force aviator and ENAV radar controller at Linate, and his 18-year-old daughter.
• The aircraft had departed from the Palli aerodrome in Casale Monferrato, with the local aeroclub president confirming he authorized the takeoff.
• Firefighters, carabinieri, and 118 responders recovered the burned wreckage and transferred the bodies to Vercelli’s Sant’Andrea hospital for autopsy.
• Prosecutor Maria Giovanna Compare is leading inquiries that include forensic checks on the wreck as authorities examine scenarios ranging from mechanical or engine failure to human error, with early reports differing on whether there were witnesses.