| Date: | Saturday 26 October 1929 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short S.8/1 Calcutta |
| Owner/operator: | Imperial Airways |
| Registration: | G-AADN |
| MSN: | S.748 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 15 km off La Spezia -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Napoli Airport (NAP/LIRN) |
| Genoa-Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA/LIMJ) |
Forced landing on sea in poor weather with strong winds. Apparently sank during attempts to tow the "City of Rome" to the shore.
Sources:
Het Vliegveld Nov.1929
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