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| Date: | Wednesday 2 February 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  CANT Z.506 |
| Owner/operator: | CANT |
| Registration: | I-LAMA |
| MSN: | 00491 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Natal -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Natal |
| Dakar | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hydro airplane caught fire at 3000 mt. due an engine backfire and crashed at sea during transatlanic test flight. Cap Mario Stoppani (42) was rescued by a german Dornier. Cap Mario Viola, Cap Molinari, Cap Enrico Comani, radio operator Demetrio Jaira (31), mechanic Renato Pogliani (26), who all survived the forced landing at sea, climbed on a detached floating wing when this suddenly exploded killing them all.
Sources:
El Siglo de Torreón 3 February 1938, p1
A Noite 3 February 1938, p1+3 .
RACI web
Interavia, jan 1938.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2015 09:16 | TB | Added |
| 13-Nov-2019 09:51 | TB | Updated [Registration, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Nov-2019 10:10 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Mar-2020 15:37 | J155 | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 14-Mar-2020 15:57 | J155 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 22-Aug-2021 12:41 | Cobar | Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 14-Mar-2024 06:18 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Mar-2024 06:28 | zerocinquanta | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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