Incident Overview
Date: Friday 4 March 1921
Aircraft Type: Caproni Ca.60 Noviplano
Owner/operator: Caproni
Location: Lago Maggiore –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Component Affected: Giant nine-wing flying boat aircraft.Giant nine-wing flying boat aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Caproni giant nine-wing flying boat prototype crashed on Lake Maggiore in Italy on March 4, 1921. The aircraft, reaching an altitude of 18 meters (60 feet), immediately descended and crashed, resulting in a complete destruction.A Caproni giant nine-wing flying boat prototype crashed on Lake Maggiore in Italy on March 4, 1921. The aircraft, reaching an altitude of 18 meters (60 feet), immediately descended and crashed, resulting in a complete destruction.
Description
The prototype of the giant nine-wing flying boat made its first flight on 4 March 1921 over Lake Maggiore in Italy. The aircraft attained an altitude of only 18 m (60 ft), then dove and crashed, breaking up on impact. The pilot escaped uninjured. Caproni had the wrecked airplane towed to shore, and announced that he would rebuild it, but that night it burned to ashes.
Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during flight, likely due to a combination of unstable control and insufficient altitude.Mechanical failure during flight, likely due to a combination of unstable control and insufficient altitude.Share on:
