Horrifying moment gyrocopter explodes in fireball mid-air after hitting cable car lines in Italy killing two

THIS is the horrifying moment a gyrocopter explodes into a deadly fireball after flying into cable car lines, killing both individuals on board.

Key points

• The victims have been named as engineer Alessandro Angelo Muscinelli, 62, and his sister-in-law Antonella Pagliarani, 63, from Milan.
• The deadly crash unfolded at around 11: 30am over Piedmont, near the Italian Alps.
• According to A friend, pilot Alessandro Angelo Muscinelli interest in flying was sparked 15 years ago after doing a tandem paragliding flight.
• The cables were at least 328ft above the ground, according to Borsotti.
• And in 2019 five individuals lost their lives when a tourist plane and a helicopter collided over the alps.

For context, the deadly crash unfolded at around 11: 30am over Piedmont, near the Italian Alps.

Harrowing footage demonstrates the small aircraft spinning out of control and plummeting to the ground in a flaming blaze.

Notably, the gyrocopter – which only seats two – flew into cable car lines over the border of Italy and Switzerland on Wednesday morning.

Meanwhile, the craft immediately exploded and plunged on to a grassy area beside Lake Campliccioli, killing the pilot and his passenger instantly.

Firefighters and emergency services – including a number of helicopters – raced to the scene.

In practice, the victims have been named as engineer Alessandro Angelo Muscinelli, 62, and his sister-in-law Antonella Pagliarani, 63, from Milan.

Local mayor Franco Borsotti witnessed the horror collision and informed local media: I saw the scene from the balcony of my home: the helicopter was flying, then I saw a fireball.

"There is no doubt that it caught fire when it touched the cables of the cableway that leads to Camposecco."

Meanwhile, the cables were at least 328ft above the ground, according to Borsotti.

He remarked: "The cableway has been there for 60 years; it cannot fail to be marked on the maps."

"Normally, aircraft do not fly there, and it appears they did not request permission, " he continued.

Notably, a probe has been introduced into the crash, with investigators checking whether the pilot had permission to fly in the area.

Notably, the pal, Matteo Gasparini, remarked to journalists that Muscinelli was a "very precise" pilot and passionate concerning engines. It is not the first aircraft crash over the Italian mountains.

In May, a Brit pilot was killed after crashing his plane into a mountain over the Alps during a flying competition.

In practice, a salami fortune heir perished in February alongside two pilots after a helicopter plunged into the grounds of a medieval Italian castle.

For now, horrifying moment gyrocopter explodes in fireball mid-air after hitting cable car lines remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.