Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | Samstag 24 November 1956 |
Zeit: | 00:11 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas DC-6B |
Fluggesellschaft: | Linee Aeree Italiane - LAI |
Kennzeichen: | I-LEAD |
Werknummer: | 45075/731 |
Baujahr: | 1956 |
Triebwerk: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 10 / Insassen: 10 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 24 / Insassen: 25 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 34 / Insassen: 35 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | 0,6 km (0.4 Meilen) W of Paris-Orly Airport (ORY) ( Frankreich)
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Flugphase: | Anfangssteigflug (ICL) |
Betriebsart: | Internationaler Linienflug |
Flug von: | Paris-Orly Airport (ORY/LFPO), Frankreich |
Flug nach: | Shannon Airport (SNN/EINN), Irland |
Flugnummer: | 451 |
Unfallbericht:DC-6B I-LEAD operated on the flight Rome-Paris-Shannon-New York. The aircraft took off from Paris-Orly runway 26. Some 10-15 seconds later, altitude was lost and the DC-6 struck a house 600 m past the runway end. A fire erupted. Weather at the time of the accident was misty with a visibility of 2.2 m, wind 320 deg/6 knots and a 4/8 ceiling at 240 m with temperature -2deg C.
Among the fatalities was Guido Cantelli, a well-known Italian orchestral conductor.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The aircraft's slight loss of altitude soon after take-off was the main cause of the accident. There is no explanation for this loss of altitude. Although the regulations in force were observed, the presence of unmarked obstructions in the take-off path constituted an aggravating factor. The initial and direct cause of the accident remains unknown."
Informationsquelle:
» ICAO Accident Digest No.8, Circular 54-AN/49 (159-165)
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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 Paris-Orly Airport to Shannon Airport as the crow flies is 901 km (563 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.