Incident Overview

Date: Wednesday 2 January 1957
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Linee Aeree Italiane – LAI
Registration Number: I-LEDA
Location: Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) – ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (specifically the landing surface).Aircraft structure (specifically the landing surface).
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft struck a wall during landing on a flight from Rome to Catania, Italy.A DC-3 aircraft struck a wall during landing on a flight from Rome to Catania, Italy.

Description

The DC-3 struck a wall after touchdown. The airplane operated on a flight from Rome to Catania, Italy

Source of Information

http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,avanzata/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,1/articleid,0032_01_1957_0003_0001_15198013/anews,true/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,avanzata/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,1/articleid,0032_01_1957_0003_0001_15198013/anews,true/

Primary Cause

Wall impact during touchdown.Wall impact during touchdown.

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