Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 30 April 1938
Aircraft Type: Savoia-Marchetti S.73
Owner/operator: Ala Littoria
Registration Number: I-MEDA
Location: Maranola, Formia –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A catastrophic aviation incident occurred when Ala Littoria flight 422, a passenger plane, crashed near Maranola, Italy, due to a mountain collapse. All nineteen passengers and crew were killed.A catastrophic aviation incident occurred when Ala Littoria flight 422, a passenger plane, crashed near Maranola, Italy, due to a mountain collapse. All nineteen passengers and crew were killed.
Description
A passenger plane operating as Ala Littoria flight 422 from Tirana, Albania, to Rome, Italy impacted a mountainside near Maranola, Italy. All nineteen on board were killed.
Primary Cause
Mountain collapseMountain collapseShare on:
