| Date: | Sunday 21 May 1989 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | Enrico Recchi |
| Registration: | N285NJ |
| MSN: | 1808 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Torino-Aeritalia Airport (LIMA) -
 Italy
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Torino-Aeritalia Airport (LIMA) |
The Catalina flying boat aquaplaned on the runway at Turin. A go around was initiated too late. The plane hit a farm fence at the end of the runway and crashed in the farm courtyard. A post-crash fire ensued.
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photo (c) Rolf Larsson; Cannes-Mandelieu Airport (CEQ); 09 August 1988
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