Status: | |
Date: | Friday 29 January 1943 |
Time: | 17:40 |
Type: | Fiat G.18V |
Operator: | Avio Linee Italiane - ALI |
Registration: | I-EURE |
MSN: | 6 |
First flight: | 1937 |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 0,5 km (0.3 mls) off Venice Airport (VCE) ( Italy)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Beograd-Zemun Airfeld, Serbia |
Destination airport: | Venezia/S.Nicolò Airport (LIPV), Italy |
Narrative:After a regular flight the aircraft was on a base turn for landing trying to fly below the fog at 100 ft, but the left wing tip hit the water and the airplane crashed. The wreckage was found the next morning about 500 meters from the airport.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Water
Sources:
» Dimensione Cielo, Ed. Bizzarri Vol 8 pag. 46
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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 Beograd-Zemun Airfeld to Venezia/S.Nicolò Airport as the crow flies is 627 km (392 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.