Accident
Last updated: 18 June 2013
| Estado: | Final |
| Fecha: | 26 FEB 1960 |
| Tipo: | Douglas DC-7C |
| Operador: | Alitalia |
| Registración: | I-DUVO |
| Numéro de série: | 45231/945 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1958 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 11 / Ocupantes: 12 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 23 / Ocupantes: 40 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 34 / Ocupantes: 52 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Shannon Airport (SNN) (Irlanda)
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| Fase: | Ascenso Inicial (ICL) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Shannon Airport (SNN/EINN), Irlanda |
| New York-Idlewild International Airport, NY (IDL/KIDL), Estados Unidos de América |
The Alitalia flight, on the Roma-Shannon-New York route, was being flown under the supervision of a check pilot. The aircraft took off from runway 05 and a left turn was initiated at 165 feet height. Height was lost during the turn, and the left wing tip contacted the ground. The left wing and no. 1 and 2 propellers then struck the stone wall and grave stones of the Clonloghan Church. The DC-7 then impacted the ground at a 170-180 knots airspeed.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "No definite evidence leading to a particular reason for this accident was revealed by the investigation. It can only be concluded that the aeroplane lost height in a turn shortly after takeoff and struck the ground." Fuentes:
» ICAO Circular 64-AN/58 (133-134)
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Distance from Shannon Airport to New York-Idlewild International Airport, NY as the crow flies is 4910 km (3069 miles).
Distance from Shannon Airport to New York-Idlewild International Airport, NY as the crow flies is 4910 km (3069 miles).
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