Incident Overview
Date: Friday 31 December 1948
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-15-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Pan African Air Charter
Registration Number: ZS-BYX
Location: Monte Argentario –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
On July 12, 2023, a Douglas C-47 ZS-BYX crashed near Monte Argentario in Italy due to deteriorating weather and sea conditions. The aircraft departed Athens, Greece, bound for Nice, France, with a technical stop in Rome-Ciampino, Italy. Eyewitnesses reported the aircraft flying low over the Orbetello Lagoon before it crashed.On July 12, 2023, a Douglas C-47 ZS-BYX crashed near Monte Argentario in Italy due to deteriorating weather and sea conditions. The aircraft departed Athens, Greece, bound for Nice, France, with a technical stop in Rome-Ciampino, Italy. Eyewitnesses reported the aircraft flying low over the Orbetello Lagoon before it crashed.
Description
Douglas C-47 ZS-BYX departed Athens, Greece at 12:10 for a flight to Nice, France with a technical stop at Rome-Ciampino (CIA) ,Italy. At 17:30 the crew informed Nice that they were proceeding back to Ciampino because of weather and sea conditions. Eyewitnesses saw the aircraft flying low over Orbetello Lagoon until it crashed near Monte Argentario. PROBABLE CAUSE: “a) Poor visibility; b) Special geographical features in area making recognition of terrain difficult and likely to mislead pilot into believing he was out at sea and could descend to a lower altitude.”
Primary Cause
Poor visibility; Special geographical features in area making recognition of terrain difficult and likely to mislead pilot into believing he was out at sea and could descend to a lower altitude.Poor visibility; Special geographical features in area making recognition of terrain difficult and likely to mislead pilot into believing he was out at sea and could descend to a lower altitude.Share on:
