Incident Overview
Date: Monday 2 August 1937
Aircraft Type: Savoia-Marchetti S.73
Owner/operator: Ala Littoria
Registration Number: I-SUSA
Location: Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF) –
ÿ Sudan
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Aircraft wingAircraft wing
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash during takeoff, resulting from a wingtip strike against a roof at low altitude. The aircraft immediately pivoted and crashed.An aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash during takeoff, resulting from a wingtip strike against a roof at low altitude. The aircraft immediately pivoted and crashed.
Description
The aircraft was flying from Rome, Italy to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia via Cairo, Wadi Halfa and Asmara. The aircraft took off at dawn from Wadi Haifa, during a left turn still at low altitude, the wingtip struck a roof, the aircraft pivoted and crashed immediately.
Primary Cause
Wingtip strike against a roof at low altitude.Wingtip strike against a roof at low altitude.Share on:
