March 8
The ATSB were called to the scene of a light aircraft accident at the Rose Hill property 7 kms west of Tamworth in the central west of NSW
 
The aircraft - a six-seat Cessna 310R twin-engine machine operated by a Bankstown Flying School - had just departed Tamworth around 1330hrs local yesterday and may have had an engine failure at a critical time on climb-out resulting in the loss of directional control
 
The pilot - the only person on board - did not survive

Archerfield's DC-4 is back on the market including the operating licence, spares package and an engine workshop - just in case it may be needed with 4 large radial piston engines requiring to be in top order and serviceable
 
The owner - Russell Broadbent - is considering retirement after spending considerable funds in maintaining the '4 over the past 8 years - to view the previous report from the News Desk on the DC-4 purchase back in May 1997 click HERE

March 15
In Italy a Milan court found 4 air traffic officials guilty of manslaughter in connection with a crash on a runway that claimed 118 lives sentencing them to up to four years in jail
 
A Copenhagen-bound SAS jet with 104 persons and 6 crew collided in thick fog with a private Cessna jet operated by 2 German pilots with 2 Italian passengers at Milan's Linate Airport on October 8 2001

 
Also killed in the crash were 4 airport workers when the SAS plane ploughed into the baggage hangar
 
"The judge said the accused had been sentenced for failing to fully install a new ground radar or to bring in stricter security rules and over poor communication between pilots and control towers"
 

Previous Report on Italian Controllers HERE