ASN Aircraft accident Short S.8/1 Calcutta G-AADN La Spezia
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Date:Saturday 26 October 1929
Type:Silhouette image of generic ss8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Short S.8/1 Calcutta
Operator:Imperial Airways
Registration: G-AADN
MSN: S.748
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Total:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:15 km (9.4 mls) off La Spezia (   Italy)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Napoli Airport (NAP/LIRN), Italy
Destination airport:Genoa-Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA/LIMJ), Italy
Narrative:
Forced landing on sea in poor weather with strong winds. Apparently sank during attempts to tow the "City of Rome" to the shore.

Classification:
Ditching

Sources:
» Het Vliegveld Nov.1929


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Distance from Napoli Airport to Genoa-Cristoforo Colombo Airport as the crow flies is 589 km (368 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of 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.
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