Avio Linee Italiane - ALI

The three engine aircraft was completing a charter flight from Lisbon to Torino with an intermediate stop in Barcelona, carrying the Torino AC soccer team and its staff back to Torino after a friendly match in Portugal. The airplane left Lisbon at 0952LT and Barcelona Airport at 1315LT. After an uneventful flight, the crew started the descent to Torino-Aeritalia Airport in poor weather conditions with clouds down to 400 meters and an horizontal visibility estimated at 1,200 meters. Due to the poor visibility, the pilot did not realize he was flying to low when the aircraft hit the Mt Superga (675 meters high) and crashed on the east wall of the basilica, about 12 km from the runway 28 threshold. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all 31 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Pierluigi Meroni, pilot,
Antonio Pangrazi,
Celestino D'Inca,
Cesare Biancardi.
Passengers:
Valerio Bacigalupo, player,
Aldo Ballarin, player,
Dino Ballarin, player,
Émile Bongiorni, player,
Eusebio Castigliano, player,
Rubens Fadini, player,
Guglielmo Gabetto, player,
Roger Grava, player,
Giuseppe Grezar, player,
Ezio Loik, player,
Virgilio Maroso, player,
Danilo Martelli, player,
Valentino Mazzola, player,
Romeo Menti, player,
Piero Operto, player,
Franco Ossola, player,
Mario Rigamonti, player,
Giulio Schubert, player,
Arnaldo Agnisetta, director,
Ippolito Civalleri, director,
Egri Erbstein, coach,
Leslie Lievesley, coach,
Ottavio Corina, masseur,
Renato Casalbore, journalist at Tuttosport,
Luigi Cavallero, journalist at La Stampa,
Renato Tosatti, journalist at Gazzetta del Popolo,
Andrea Bonaiuti, organizer.

Shortly after takeoff from Milan-Linate Airport, while climbing in foggy conditions, the aircraft went out of control and crashed near the runway end, bursting into flames. All seven occupants were killed. The assumption of an engine failure is not ruled out.

On approach to Brussels-Zaventem Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls, low visibility and a ceiling at 100 meters. In such conditions, the captain overshot the runway in Zaventem and was unable to land. He increased power on all three engines and continued to the northeast. Few minutes later, he decided to land on a makeshift airfield in Keerbergen but during the last turn to the left, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a field. Three passengers and a crew member survived while all eight other occupants were killed.

Shortly after a night take off from Rhodes-Maritsa Airport, while climbing, the three engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea 300 meters offshore. All 17 occupants were killed. The aircraft, a special version SM.75 bis II with s/n 001, had a dual registration civil and military with MM60554 and operated on behalf of Nucleo Comunicazioni Avio Linee (NCA).

The airplane was completing a schedule service from Belgrade to Venice with one passenger and four crew members on board. On final approach at night, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to mist. At a height of 100 feet, he initiated a left turn when the left wing tip impacted the water surface and the aircraft crashed into the sea. The wreckage was found the following morning at a distance of 500 metres from the shore. All five occupants were killed.

While performing a test flight in the Milan area, the crew encountered fuel problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing in a field. The aircraft was wrecked while all occupants escaped unhurt.

For unknown reason, the twin engine aircraft crashed upon landing and came to rest, bursting into flames. There were no casualties but the aircraft was destroyed by fire. Operated on behalf of Nucleo Comunicazioni Avio Linee (NCA).

The three engine airplane departed Milan on a schedule service to Torino, carrying four passengers and three crew members. Approaching Torino from the northwest, the crew contacted Torino Airport, reporting poor visibility due to foggy conditions. The airplane impacted the slope of Mt Basso located 36 km west of Torino Airport. The wreckage was found 300 metres below the summit. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew:
Carlo Teboldi, pilot,
Dante Bulgarelli, copilot,
Tiberio Cara, radio operator.
Passengers:
Carlo Alberto Pensa,
Luigi Colombo,
Angelo Villa,
André Anderheggen.