Campania

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Sorrento - Naples

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672

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1958

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While approaching Naples-Capodichino Airport in poor weather conditions, the twin engine airplane struck the slope of Mt Camaldoli located about 7 km short of runway 06 threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Orazio Carbone,
Lt Gianfranco Aquili,
Lt Michelangelo Abbondante,
Lt Gaspare Aladino.

Crash of a Grumman S-2F Tracker off Ischia Island: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1965

Type of aircraft:

Grumman S-2 Tracker

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Registration:

MM136742

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Naples - Naples

MSN:

651

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1958

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The twin engine aircraft departed Naples-Capodichino Airport at 2330LT for a local training mission with a crew of four on board. While flying in the vicinity of Ischia Island, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Bay of Naples. Two crew members were rescued while two others were killed, Lt Col Guido Meglio, pilot, and Lt Pier Francesco De Angelis.

Crash of a Vickers 785D Viscount on Mt Somma: 45 killed

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1964 at 2239 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers Viscount

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Registration:

I-LAKE

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Milan - Rome - Naples

MSN:

328

YOM:

1957

Flight number:

AZ045

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Alitalia Flight 045 departed Rome (FCO) at 21:10 GMT and climbed to a cruising altitude of FL70. At 21:32 the crew were cleared to descend to 5,000 feet and further down to 4,000 feet on its way to Naples (NAP). Last radio contact with the flight was at 21:37 when leaving the LD NDB for a direct visual approach. A wide turn on downwind leg caused the aircraft to enter a area of heavy showers. At 2139 the aircraft flew into Monte Somma, at an altitude of 610 m (2000 feet) on a 90° heading with a 20° left bank. Mt Somma is part of the Mt Vesuvius Mountain Range.

Probable cause:

The accident was the consequence of the following factors:
- Delayed interruption of, or failure to interrupt, visual approach in the absence of minimum visibility conditions required for the type of manoeuvre involved;
- Abnormally wide initiation of down wind leg which brought the aircraft considerably south of the circuit for visual descent to the airport and along an unsafe path in relation to the terrain in the area;
- Inaccurate estimate of position of aircraft as a result of which the left turn manoeuvre was initiated too late for completion of the required manoeuvre.

Crash of a Grumman S-2F-1 Tracker off Ischia Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1962 at 2045 LT

Type of aircraft:

Grumman S-2 Tracker

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Registration:

MM148296

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Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Naples - Naples

MSN:

735

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1958

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The crew departed Naples-Capodichino at 1740LT on a training mission. Following several circuits over the region, the aircraft suffered an engine failure in flight. Control was lost and the airplane crashed into the sea about 32 km southwest of Ischia Island. A crew member was rescued while three others were killed.
Crew:
Lt Gaetano De Rosa, pilot,
Lt Franco Noli, †
Cpt Pietro Pranzini, †
Maj Emanuele Cassano. †

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a SIAI-Marchetti SM.102 in Parete: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1961 at 0915 LT

Type of aircraft:

SIAI-Marchetti SM.102

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Registration:

I-NINI

Flight Phase:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Flight Type:

Ferry

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Plain, Valley

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Naples – Rome

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1950

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Captain / Total flying hours:

3306

Captain / Total hours on type:

82.00

Aircraft flight hours:

695

Circumstances:

After unloading 500 kg of newspapers at Capodichino Airport, the empty aircraft with a pilot and a flight mechanic aboard took off at 0850LT for the return VFR flight to Ciampino Airport, Rome. The take-off and climb-out were normal. Twenty minutes later the pilot informed Capodichino tower that he was returning because the right engine had failed. At this time he was at 1 000 ft over Grazzanise. At 0914LT the aircraft was on a heading of 120°, at 700 ft and maintaining altitude fairly well. Thereafter the flight did not respond to any calls. It crashed at approximately 0915LT near Parete, 13 km to the west-northwest of the south end of the Capodichino runway. Both crew members were instantly killed and the aircraft was destroyed. There was no fire following impact. The airplane was operated by Transavia Airlines Italia.
Crew:
Angelo Arduini, pilot,
Carlo Saporito, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Having considered various hypotheses as to the cause of the accident the Board concluded that it was caused by a cumulative effect of various factors.
- The weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing were such as to escape the attention of the pilot and thus explain his failure to take preventive or corrective action.
- Power reduction had occurred initially in the right engine as a result of carburetor icing.
- Subsequent loss of power in the left engine was also due to carburetor icing, or overheating as a result of operation at increased power to compensate for the failure of the right engine or again because of the deliberate action by the pilot to counter incipient overheating.
- The pilot failed to foresee the possibility of carburetor icing, to consider the desirability of feathering the right engine, to assess the significance of the increase in minimum speed caused by the trim of the aircraft and its asymmetric power and to appreciate the stall characteristics in such conditions.
- The low altitude at which the aircraft was flying precluded prompt recovery from an involuntary and severe stall.
- The pilot and mechanic had not strapped themselves into their seats with the result that they suffered fatal skull fractures.
- There may have been psychological reactions, difficult to evaluate, which were due to the fact that the mechanic had only recently been hired and that he had been involved ill another accident on 6 September, which had nearly cost him his job. Therefore, he might have been more inclined to display ability to the point of recklessness rather than to be overcautious (failure to land at Grazzanise).

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Crash of a Douglas R4D-8 in Naples: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1959 at 1620 LT

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17241

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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Naples – Luqa

MSN:

43343

YOM:

1944

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After takeoff from Naples-Capodichino Airport, while climbing, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a farmland. Three passengers and one worker on the ground were killed while 17 other occupants were injured. US Navy personnel and family members were on their way to Malta.

Probable cause:

Loss of control caused by an engine failure during initial climb.

Crash of a Beechcraft E18S in Naples: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1958 at 1834 LT

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft E18

Operator:

Government of Sri Lanka

Registration:

4R-AAS

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Delivery

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Kansas City – Lisbon – Naples – Colombo

MSN:

BA-343

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1958

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The brand new twin engine airplane was on a delivery flight to the Government of Ceylon from Kansas City to Colombo with several intermediate stops. While approaching Naples-Capodichino Airport, the aircraft struck a hill located at Camaldoli, about 7 km short of runway 06 threshold. The airplane was destroyed and all three occupants were killed, the pilot William Palmer, his wife and one technician. For undetermined reason, the pilot was completing the approach at an insufficient altitude.

Crash of a Douglas VC-47A on Mt Vesuvius: 16 killed

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1958 at 2224 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Registration:

42-93817

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Ramstein – Naples – Incirlik

MSN:

13771

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1944

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Few minutes after its night takeoff from Naples-Capodichino Airport, while climbing, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Vesuvius (1,281 meters high) located about 14 km south of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all 16 occupants have been killed.

Crash of a Douglas A-26C-40-DT Invader on Mt Finestra: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1952 at 2030 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas A-26 Invader

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44-35652

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