Narrative:
Lost control and crashed in mountainous terrain near Sinnai, following the failure of the left wing.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was the result of port wing failure due to overstressing."
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 26 January 1953 |
| Time: | 11:44 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Linee Aeree Italiane - LAI |
| Registration: | I-LAIL |
| MSN: | 4308 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 20 km (12.5 mls) NE of Cagliari-Elmas Airport (CAG) ( Italy)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Cagliari-Elmas Airport (CAG/LIEE), Italy |
| Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA/LIRA), Italy |
Lost control and crashed in mountainous terrain near Sinnai, following the failure of the left wing.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was the result of port wing failure due to overstressing."
Classification:
Wing failureLoss of control
Sources:
» La Stampa 27 Jan. 1953Photos
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Distance from Cagliari-Elmas Airport to Roma-Ciampino Airport as the crow flies is 409 km (256 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Cagliari-Elmas Airport to Roma-Ciampino Airport as the crow flies is 409 km (256 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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Douglas DC-3
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- 3110th loss
- 1132nd fatal accident
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