Incident Overview
Date: Monday 11 May 1942
Aircraft Type: Savoia-Marchetti SM-75RT
Owner/operator: Regia Aeronautica
Registration Number: MM65037
Location: near Guidonia Montecelio –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: The aircraft’s primary engine or control system.The aircraft’s primary engine or control system.
Category: Accident
A serious aviation incident occurred when a commercial aircraft crashed-landed due to a sudden and unexpected mechanical failure.A serious aviation incident occurred when a commercial aircraft crashed-landed due to a sudden and unexpected mechanical failure.
Description
Crash-landed. Lt Col Paradisi was seriously injured.
Primary Cause
Mechanical failure ? specifically, a critical component failure leading to loss of control.Mechanical failure ? specifically, a critical component failure leading to loss of control.Share on:
