ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26616
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| Date: | Friday 28 August 1936 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Savoia-Marchetti SM.74 |
| Owner/operator: | Ala Littoria |
| Registration: | I-URBE |
| MSN: | 21001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Creux de la Thine, near Saint-Rambert-d'Albon -
 France
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Rome Urbe Airport, Littorio, Rome, Italy (LIRU) |
| Lyon-Bron Airport, 6 miles East of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Savoia-Marchetti SM.74, I-URBE: The prototype first flew on 16 November 1934. Only three were ever built. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 28.8.36. Aircraft was operating a scheduled international passenger flight (aircraft routed Rome – Lyon – Paris). While approaching Lyon-Bron Airport inbound from the Rhône Valley, the four engine aircraft was struck by lightning.
Crew could not keep a safe altitude so he decided to attempt an emergency landing in a field located in Creux de la Thine, near Saint-Rambert-d'Albon. All 18 occupants (crew of three plus fifteen passengers) were uninjured while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.
Sources:
1. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-savoia-marchetti-sm74-creux-de-la-thine
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savoia-Marchetti_S.74
3. https://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/Shumaker/12281.htm
4. https://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/Visschedijk/Additions/12281addition.htm
5. http://aerobernie.bplaced.net/Ala%20Littoria.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Apr-2019 01:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2019 01:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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