Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | dimanche 13 février 1955 |
Heure: | 19:53 |
Type/Sous-type: | Douglas DC-6 |
Compagnie: | Sabena |
Immatriculation: | OO-SDB |
Numéro de série: | 43063/60 |
Année de Fabrication: | 1947 |
Equipage: | victimes: 8 / Ã bord: 8 |
Passagers: | victimes: 21 / Ã bord: 21 |
Total: | victimes: 29 / Ã bord: 29 |
Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Lieu de l'accident: | Monte Terminillo ( Italie)
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Élévation des lieux de l'accident: | 1700 m (5577 feet) amsl |
Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
Aéroport de départ: | Brussel-Haren Airport, Belgique |
Aéroport de destination: | Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA/LIRA), Italie |
Numéro de vol: | 503 |
Détails:The Sabena DC-6 departed Brussels (BRU), Belgium at 17:17 on a scheduled flight to Rome-Ciampino (Italy), Kano (Nigeria) and Léopoldville (now Kinshasa, D.R.Congo).
Contact with Ciampino ACC was initiated according to plan at 19:29 , at which time the aircraft had passed over Florence at 17500 feet. At 19:48 Ciampino control asked the aircraft whether it had passed over Viterbo. Instead of answering this question directly, the crew inquired whether the Viterbo NDB was on full power. The controller replied that another aircraft had overflown the Viterbo NDB shortly before and had found it to be operating properly.
At 19:51 GMT the aircraft stated that it had passed over Viterbo NDB one minute previously and requested clearance to descend to 5500 feet ; this was granted . One minute later it inquired whether the Ciampino ILS were operating and received an affirmative reply. At 19:53, OO-SDB called Rome control but communication was suddenly cut off.
The airplane hit the slope of the Costone dell'Acquasanta at a height of 1700 metres.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The navigation was conducted without making use of all such radio aids as would have permitted checking, and consequently correcting the drift of the aircraft whereas the crew actually remained unaware of the drift. In fact, instead of making sure they were over the Viterbo beacon, they merely held that conviction, and therefore the approach procedure to the Rome terminal area (which prescribes overflight of the Viterbo beacon) was erroneously applied. The following contributing causes may be taken into consideration, 1) crosswind to the route stronger than forecast; 2) weather conditions particularly unfavourable to radio reception in MF."
Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest Circular 50-AN/45 (68-73)
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Area diagram
Crash location
Crash location
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Brussel-Haren Airport et Roma-Ciampino Airport est de 1179 km (737 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.