Incident Overview
Date: Friday 29 January 1943
Aircraft Type: Fiat G.18V
Owner/operator: Avio Linee Italiane – ALI
Registration Number: I-EURE
Location: 0,5 km off Venice Airport (VCE) –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Left wing tipLeft wing tip
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft crashed after a base turn near a fog-laden area, resulting in significant damage and wreckage discovery approximately 500 meters from the airport.A commercial aircraft crashed after a base turn near a fog-laden area, resulting in significant damage and wreckage discovery approximately 500 meters from the airport.
Description
After a regular flight the aircraft was on a base turn for landing trying to fly below the fog at 100 ft, but the left wing tip hit the water and the airplane crashed. The wreckage was found the next morning about 500 meters from the airport.
Primary Cause
Loss of control due to a sudden impact with water during a base turn.Loss of control due to a sudden impact with water during a base turn.Share on:
