ian , ▁China , ▁while ▁desc ending ▁to ▁land ▁at ▁W enz hou ▁Airport ▁in ▁W enz hou . ▁All ▁ 6 1 ▁passengers ▁and ▁crew ▁members ▁are ▁killed . ▁February ▁ 2 5 ▁– ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁Italy ▁creates ▁the ▁A gen zia ▁Nazionale ▁per ▁la ▁Sic ure zza ▁del ▁V olo ▁( AN SV ) ▁– ▁" National ▁Agency ▁for ▁the ▁Saf ety ▁of ▁Fl ight " ▁– ▁Italy ' s ▁first ▁ag ency ▁responsible ▁for ▁av iation ▁accident ▁investig ations , ▁concentr ating ▁responsibility ▁for ▁such ▁investig ations ▁in ▁one ▁ag ency ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁Pre viously , ▁two ▁investig ations ▁of ▁each ▁av iation ▁accident ▁in ▁Italy ▁took ▁place , ▁a ▁per fun ct ory ▁investigation ▁by ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁air port ▁where ▁the ▁accident ▁occurred ▁and ▁a ▁formal ▁and ▁technical ▁investigation ▁by ▁an ▁ad ▁h oc ▁committee ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁In frastr ucture ▁and ▁Transport . ▁ ▁March ▁ ▁March ▁ 1 ▁– ▁The ▁hot - air ▁bal lo on ▁Bre it ling ▁Or b iter ▁ 3 , ▁with ▁pil ots ▁Ber tr and ▁Pic card ▁and ▁Brian ▁Jones , ▁begins ▁the ▁first ▁non - stop , ▁round - the - world ▁bal lo on ▁flight . ▁They ▁will ▁complete ▁the ▁flight ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 9 , ▁setting ▁a ▁new ▁distance ▁record ▁for ▁any ▁type ▁of ▁aircraft ▁of ▁ 4 0 , 8 0 4 ▁kilom eters ▁( 2 5 , 3 6 0 ▁miles ). ▁ ▁March ▁ 1 0