Narrative:
The DC-3 was to fly the Yemenite Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs from Rome to Belgrade. The aircraft departed Rome a 16:45 GMT. At 17:29 Ciampino Tower (Rome) radioed the crew that they were on a 315deg heading west of reporting point Viterbo. At 17:36 GMT the crew reported over Viterbo, estimating overhead Pescara at 18:17 GMT. Ciampino Tower cleared the flight to climb to FL130 and requesting the crew to transfer from VHF to HF communications. This was the last radio contact. Some 20 minutes later, the aircraft crashed on the western slopes of Monte Porretta at a height of 2690 feet.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was due to faulty conduct of the flight."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Monday 3 November 1958 |
| Time: | 18:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Yemen Airlines |
| Registration: | YE-AAB |
| MSN: | 4345 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Roccatamburo di Poggiodomo ( Italy)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA/LIRA), Italy |
| Beograd-Dojno Polje Airport, Serbia |
The DC-3 was to fly the Yemenite Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs from Rome to Belgrade. The aircraft departed Rome a 16:45 GMT. At 17:29 Ciampino Tower (Rome) radioed the crew that they were on a 315deg heading west of reporting point Viterbo. At 17:36 GMT the crew reported over Viterbo, estimating overhead Pescara at 18:17 GMT. Ciampino Tower cleared the flight to climb to FL130 and requesting the crew to transfer from VHF to HF communications. This was the last radio contact. Some 20 minutes later, the aircraft crashed on the western slopes of Monte Porretta at a height of 2690 feet.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was due to faulty conduct of the flight."
Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 59-AN/54 (229-2340)Photos
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 Roma-Ciampino Airport to Beograd-Dojno Polje Airport as the crow flies is 709 km (443 miles).
Distance from Roma-Ciampino Airport to Beograd-Dojno Polje Airport as the crow flies is 709 km (443 miles).
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