Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 24 September 1936
Aircraft Type: CANT Z.506
Owner/operator: Ala Littoria
Registration Number: I-RODI
Location: off Benghazi –
ÿ Libya
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Airplane engineAirplane engine
Category: Accident
A flight from Asmara to Rome was lost due to an engine fire on a ship mast during an attempt to land. The airplane carried mail for Italian troops in Ethiopia.A flight from Asmara to Rome was lost due to an engine fire on a ship mast during an attempt to land. The airplane carried mail for Italian troops in Ethiopia.
Description
Engine fire, struck ship mast during attempt to land, then sunk. Only radio operator escaped. The airplane operated on a flight from Asmara to Rome, carrying mail of the Italian troops at war in Ethiopia.
Primary Cause
Engine fire on a ship mast during an attempt to land.Engine fire on a ship mast during an attempt to land.Share on:
