Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 22 June 1935 |
Type: | Savoia-Marchetti S-66 |
Operator: | Ala Littoria |
Registration: | I-NAVE |
MSN: | 15014 |
First flight: | 1935 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Marsaxlokk Bay ( Malta)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Roma-Lido di Ostia Seaplane Base, Italy |
Destination airport: | Marsaxlokk Bay, Malta |
Narrative:Damaged beyond repair on landing at night. The flying boat operated on a flight from Rome to Tripoli, Libya with an en route stop at Malta.
It struck the sea after falling from a height of about 50 feet, either following a stall or after encountering an air pocket.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» World Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
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Pre-War register from Italy (Air-Britain)» The Times of Malta, June 26, 1935
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1000aircraftphotos.com: No. 10550. Savoia-Marchetti S.66 (I-NAVE c/n 15014) Ala Littoria
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.