Status: | |
Date: | Tuesday 9 July 1935 |
Time: | 08:05 |
Type: |  Savoia-Marchetti S-66 |
Operator: | Ala Littoria |
Registration: | I-REDI |
MSN: | 15004 |
First flight: | 1933 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | off Mahón, Menorca ( Spain)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The S-66 seaplane suffered an accident off the Spanish island of Menorca. All eight occupants rescued by French steamship "Alcántara". The airplane was damaged and abandoned.
Sources:
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La Vanguardia 1 August 1935, p20»
Pre-War register from Italy (Air-Britain)
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.