Cristian Grecca died instantly. The aircraft caught fire completely and the reasons that led to the tragedy are now being investigated.
June 9, 2024, 10:23 a.m.
A small plane crashed and pilot Cristian Grecca died. (Photo: Facebook)
This Saturday, a renowned acrobat pilot died after the small plane with which he was carrying out maneuvers HE will crash into the ground and it caught fire completely. They are now investigating the reasons that led to the fatal outcome.
The dramatic episode occurred around 5:30 p.m. at the Paraná Aeroclub, Entre Ríos, and the victim was identified as Cristian Grecca, 54 years old, who was president of the institution.
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From what could be reconstructed, it is believed that the aircraft fell nosedive and after the impact in an open area, It caught fire completely. The man died instantly and now investigators are trying to establish the reasons that led to the plane crash.
Three fire crews and members of the Entre Ríos Police worked at the scene to remove the pilot’s body and carry out the first measures regarding the investigation.
Cristian Grecca was 54 years old. (Photo: Facebook)
“We don’t fall. The official voice of the causes of the accident will be the Transportation Safety Board, which is coming from Rosario, to carry out the technical expertise,” he said in dialogue with The eleven the secretary of the Paraná Aeroclub, Diego Martínez.
In addition, he said that Grecca “had a habit and training issues of doing routines that included different heights, where all the neighbors in the area always saw him.”
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Likewise, the secretary explained that the man, at the time of the accident, was flying “in an Extra 300-3-30, the only one of that type in the country.” “We will never know what happened in the cabin seconds before the accident. “We are going to ensure that, after the technical analysis of the remains, we can clarify what happened,” he said and assured that the pilot “He went doing what he liked, enjoying his plane.”
“He will remain in our memory and in that of the Aeroclub as another person who made the institution great,” complete. Grecca said in various interviews with local media that she had been flying since she was 19 years old. He graduated as a pilot in 1994 and entered the world of acrobatics 13 years later.
The plane crashed into the ground and caught fire. (Photo: capture)
In January 2023, he gave an interview to Diary One and recalled its beginnings. “I am the grandson of a pilot and this reduced my passion. I became a pilot and, over time, I discovered acrobatics, seeing people in situations other than flying straight and level. It made me very curious, I started following some acrobatic pilots, watching the shows. One day I had the opportunity to speak with Julio Benvenuto, who was a great aerial acrobatic expert and, after insisting, he took me as a student. He traveled to La Plata on weekends. That was like that for a couple of years until he died and then I started flying alone,” he said at the time.
“I am fully involved in the activity and the feedback from people is the best. Seeing how they approach and are moved after a show, how happy they are, that is priceless. You experience it when you fly and then you realize that the people who saw it also enjoyed it as much as you did,” he concluded.
