Narrative:
The C-119 touched the water with its wing, causing the plane to hit the surface. The aircraft bounced and broke up.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 20 April 1964 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar |
| Operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM52-6036 |
| MSN: | 11075 |
| First flight: | 1952 |
| Engines: | 2 Wright R-3350 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Pisa-Arturo dell'Oro Air Base (PSA) ( Italy)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pisa-Arturo dell'Oro Air Base (PSA/LIRP), Italy |
| Grosseto Air Base (GRS/LIRS), Italy |
The C-119 touched the water with its wing, causing the plane to hit the surface. The aircraft bounced and broke up.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Water
Sources:
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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 Pisa-Arturo dell'Oro Air Base to Grosseto Air Base as the crow flies is 116 km (72 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Pisa-Arturo dell'Oro Air Base to Grosseto Air Base as the crow flies is 116 km (72 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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