Narrative:
The DC-3 crashed into Monte Vale Rotonote, 53 miles (85 km) southeast of Rome.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "1) Errors in estimating the position of the aircraft led the pilot to assume that he was within sight of the lights of the Rome zone. This in turn induced him to place an erroneous valuation on the efficiency of his radio navigational equipment. 2) The request to descend to 6000ft and later to an even level in order to maintain visual contact at all costs, resulted in the aircraft crashing into a mountain when it became impossible to maintain visual contact. 3) The weather conditions were particularly bad on the last stage of flight. 4) Failure to notify air traffic control of the changes made during flight on the original flight plan."
accident date: 30-03-1963
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: I-TAVI
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Saturday 30 March 1963 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Aerolinee Itavia |
| Registration: | I-TAVI |
| MSN: | 33225/16477 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13941 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 6,5 km (4.1 mls) NW of Sora ( Italy)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Pescara-Liberi Airport (PSR/LIBP), Italy |
| Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA/LIRA), Italy | |
| Flightnumber: | 703 |
The DC-3 crashed into Monte Vale Rotonote, 53 miles (85 km) southeast of Rome.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "1) Errors in estimating the position of the aircraft led the pilot to assume that he was within sight of the lights of the Rome zone. This in turn induced him to place an erroneous valuation on the efficiency of his radio navigational equipment. 2) The request to descend to 6000ft and later to an even level in order to maintain visual contact at all costs, resulted in the aircraft crashing into a mountain when it became impossible to maintain visual contact. 3) The weather conditions were particularly bad on the last stage of flight. 4) Failure to notify air traffic control of the changes made during flight on the original flight plan."
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest No.15 - Volume II, Circular 78-AN/66 (163-172)Photos
accident date: 30-03-1963
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: I-TAVI
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 Pescara-Liberi Airport to Roma-Ciampino Airport as the crow flies is 147 km (92 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Pescara-Liberi Airport to Roma-Ciampino Airport as the crow flies is 147 km (92 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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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