Descripción del Accidente ASN 04 MAY 1949 Fiat G.212CP I-ELCE - Torino-Aeritalia Airport
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Fecha:miércoles 4 mayo 1949
Hora:17:05
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic g212 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Fiat G.212CP
Operador:Avio Linee Italiane - ALI
Registración: I-ELCE
Numéro de série: 05
Año de Construcción: 1947
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 27 / Ocupantes: 27
Total:Fatalidades: 31 / Ocupantes: 31
Daños en la Aeronave: Destruido
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:12 km (7.5 milles) E of Torino-Aeritalia Airport (   Italia)
Fase: Aproximación (APR)
Naturaleza:Vuelo Internacional No Programado
Aeropuerto de Salida:Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN/LEBL), España
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Torino-Aeritalia Airport (LIMA), Italia
Descripción:
The Fiat G.212CP was taking home the Torino F.C. football team after a match in Lisbon. The aircraft took off at 09:52 and made a refueling stop at Barcelona at 13:15. Weather in the Turin area was bad; visibility at the airport was 1200 m with a cloud base at 400 m. In the area of the 675 m high Superga Hill, visibility was just 40 m. The crew reported over Savona at 2000 m. They were then forced to descend to be able to fly visually. While descending for Turin the aircraft crashed into a church on top of Superga Hill.
Eighteen players, 3 executives, 2 trainers, 3 journalists and an interpreter died in the crash. The causes were bad weather with low clouds, poor radio aids and an error in navigation.

Fuentes:
» 1945-1960 I trasporti aerei in Italia dalla guerra all'era del getto / Paolo Gianvanni
» Leonardo Ferrero
» Renzo Rocconi


Fotos

photo of Fiat-G-212CP-I-ELCE
accident date: 04-05-1949
type: Fiat G.212CP
registration: I-ELCE
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Barcelona-El Prat Airport to Torino-Aeritalia Airport as the crow flies is 610 km (382 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.

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.
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