Accident Beechcraft E18S 4R-AAR,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26478
 
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Date:Friday 4 April 1958
Time:c. 18:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft E18S
Owner/operator:Ceylon Survey Department
Registration: 4R-AAR
MSN: BA-343
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:3 mi W of Naples -   Italy
Phase: Approach
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Lisbon
Destination airport:Capodicino (18:02)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed and burned at collina do Camaldoni. Pilot Palmer William (46), his wife and a technican (31) on way from Kansas to Ceylon. Replaced by 4R-AAS msn BA-376.

Sources:

1. World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
2. La Stampa 5 April 1958, p5
3. https://www.goodall.com.au/beech18-production/beech18-part-4.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
05-Apr-2011 13:12 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative]
14-Sep-2014 08:14 A.J.Scholten Updated [Narrative]
28-Jan-2020 19:07 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
24-Jul-2020 12:33 TB Updated [Narrative]
26-Apr-2022 21:39 Ron Averes Updated [Operator]
06-May-2022 07:23 Ron Averes Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative]

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