Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 26 October 1929
Aircraft Type: Short S.8/1 Calcutta
Owner/operator: Imperial Airways
Registration Number: G-AADN
Location: 15 km off La Spezia –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: The aircraft’s landing gear, control surfaces, and potentially the wing structure.The aircraft’s landing gear, control surfaces, and potentially the wing structure.
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft, the ‘City of Rome’, experienced a catastrophic forced landing on a sea surface during severe weather conditions. The aircraft was attempting to be towed to the shore, resulting in a sinking event.A commercial aircraft, the ‘City of Rome’, experienced a catastrophic forced landing on a sea surface during severe weather conditions. The aircraft was attempting to be towed to the shore, resulting in a sinking event.
Description
Forced landing on sea in poor weather with strong winds. Apparently sank during attempts to tow the “City of Rome” to the shore.
Primary Cause
Severe weather conditions, specifically strong winds and turbulent seas, combined with the aircraft’s design and operational procedures, likely contributed to the landing.Severe weather conditions, specifically strong winds and turbulent seas, combined with the aircraft’s design and operational procedures, likely contributed to the landing.Share on:
