Region
Europe

Crash of a Lockheed 8A Sirius in Rome: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 21, 1932 at 1505 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 8 Sirius/Altair
Operator:
György Endresz
Registration:
HA-AAF
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Budapest – Rome
MSN:
166
YOM:
1930
Location:
Rome-Urbe
Lazio
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
On final approach to Rome-Urbe Airport, at a height of about 120 metres and at a distance of 800 metres from the runway threshold, the pilot completed a turn when he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field, bursting into flames. The aircraft named 'Justice for Hungary' was destroyed and both aviators György Endresz (pilot) and Julius Bittay (mechanic) were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Genoa

Date & Time: Feb 27, 1932
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Aerocentro Ligure da Turismo
Registration:
I-ABEB
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Genoa - Genoa
MSN:
692
YOM:
1928
Location:
Genoa
Liguria
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing in unknown circumstances. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth in Ruvo di Puglia

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1932
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth
Operator:
Leslie S. Hamilton
Registration:
G-AAXW
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
2027
YOM:
1930
Location:
Ruvo di Puglia
Apulia
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Brothers Leslie and Kenneth Hamilton were engaged in a flight from England to Australia. The crew departed Lympne Airport on February 18 bound for the south. While overflying Apulia, weather conditions worsened and the visibility was poor due to fog. The aircraft impacted a hill and was damaged beyond repair. Both occupants were injured.

Crash of a Desoutter II off Amantea

Date & Time: Dec 3, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Desoutter I/II
Operator:
Winifred Spooner
Registration:
G-ABCU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
D.32
YOM:
1930
Location:
Amantea
Calabria
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew (Winifred Spooner and Edward C. T. Edwards) departed Croydon on a flight to South Africa. After a flight of 16 hours, while cruising along the Italian coast, the airplane crashed in the Tyrrhenian Sea off Amantea. The crew was rescued.

Crash of a Junkers W.34b in Venice: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1930 at 1600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Registration:
I-AAMA
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Venice - Venice
MSN:
2605
YOM:
1929
Location:
Venice
Veneto
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Venice on a local test flight. Shortly after takeoff, at low height, it stalled and crashed. A crew member was killed while two others were seriously injured.
Crew:
Riccardo Pasquali, pilot,
Gaetano Ferrari, engineer, †
Dr. Piccirilli, engineer.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti S.55P off Olbia: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 20, 1929 at 1030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Savoia-Marchetti S.55
Operator:
Registration:
I-TACO
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Cagliari – Olbia – Rome
MSN:
10519
YOM:
1929
Location:
Olbia
Sardinia
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While landing in the harbor of Olbia, on a very calm sea, the seaplane landed hard, overturned and came to rest upside down off Terranova Pausania. A passenger was killed while 11 other occupants were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
The accident was caused by an optical illusion that suffered the pilot-in-command prior to landing. Due to the fact that the sea was very calm, in conjunction with the light density, the pilot misjudged the distance between the seaplane and the water surface, causing the aircraft to slam the water.

Crash of a Short S.8 Calcutta off La Spezia: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 26, 1929 at 1800 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.8 Calcutta
Operator:
Registration:
G-AADN
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Naples – Genoa
MSN:
S748
YOM:
1928
Location:
La Spezia
Liguria
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
Named 'City of Rome', the seaplane was performing an flight from Naples to Genoa, carrying five passengers and two crew members. While cruising along the Italian coast in poor weather conditions, the crew encountered unknown technical problems and elected to ditch the airplane in the sea, some 15 km off La Spezia. Upon landing, the airplane hit high waves and overturned, killing all seven occupants. While being towed by authorities, the aircraft sank and was lost.
Probable cause:
Unknown technical problems forced the crew to ditch the airplane.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-196 off Ustica Island

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1927
Type of aircraft:
Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-196
Operator:
Registration:
F-AIGM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Antibes – Ajaccio – Tunis
MSN:
01
YOM:
1926
Location:
Ustica
Sicily
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On the leg from Ajaccio to Tunis, while flying over the Mediterranean Sea, the crew encountered engine problems and ditched the aircraft off Ustica Island, north of Palermo. The crew was rescued three days later and the aircraft was recovered but considered as written off.
Crew:
Jean Ponce, pilot,
Mr. Maillard, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a CMASA Wal off Marina di Pisa: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1926
Type of aircraft:
CMASA Wal
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
051
YOM:
1926
Location:
Marina di Pisa
Tuscany
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a test flight on this Asso 500 Cabina prototype. While trying to take off from the mouth of the Arno River near Marina di Pisa, the seaplane impacted several waves, causing the cockpit to separate from the aircraft that came to rest in the sea. One crew member was killed while five others were injured.
Crew:
Maj Luigi Conti, †
Lt De Pinedo,
Lt Crosio +3.
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