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Ultralight Crashes After Takeoff Near Ferrara, Killing Pilot

Authorities have opened an inquiry into the cause after crews secured the farmland crash site near Aguscello.

Overview

  • The single-occupant ultralight went down shortly after departing the Prati Vecchi airfield near Aguscello.
  • The wreckage caught fire on impact in agricultural land between Aguscello and Gaibanella.
  • Firefighters, 118 medical personnel and police responded, but the pilot was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Local reports name the victim as 66-year-old Fausto Barone, though one outlet initially reported the given name as Franco.
  • Investigators are examining the crash dynamics, with the cause still undetermined.