Narrative:
The Fiat G.212PW operated on a passenger flight from Milan Airport, Italy to Brussel Airport, Belgium.
The flight contacted the regional control centre at Beauvais, Belgium at 11:50 hours. Visibility was poor with a cloud base at approx. 100 m. In these conditions the flight crew were not able to find the airport. The crew apparently did locate the private airfield of Keerbergen. The aircraft circled the airfield and until it crashed in a forest. A fire erupted.
CONCLUSIONS (translated from French):
Adverse weather conditions and failures in the operation of radiocommunication and radionavigation equipment have led the captain to decide an emergency landing on a makeshift airfield.
To land at the beginning of the runway and not losing sight, the pilot flew a steep turn by tilting the left wing of the plane so that the roll angle put the aircraft at stall speed at low altitude.
Loss of control
» Leonardo Ferrero
» Rampen in België / Hans Van Riemsdijk, Christian Deglas
» Rapport d'accident survenu a l'avion Fiat G 212 P.W. avec immatriculation I-ELSA le 01/07/1948 a Keerbergen
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 1 July 1948 |
| Time: | 12:20 |
| Type: | Fiat G.212PW |
| Operator: | Avio Linee Italiane - ALI |
| Registration: | I-ELSA |
| MSN: | 04 |
| First flight: | 1948 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 19 |
| Engines: | 3 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Keerbergen Airfield ( Belgium)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Milano-Linate Airport (LIN/LIML), Italy |
| Brussel-Zaventem Airport (BRU/EBBR), Belgium |
The Fiat G.212PW operated on a passenger flight from Milan Airport, Italy to Brussel Airport, Belgium.
The flight contacted the regional control centre at Beauvais, Belgium at 11:50 hours. Visibility was poor with a cloud base at approx. 100 m. In these conditions the flight crew were not able to find the airport. The crew apparently did locate the private airfield of Keerbergen. The aircraft circled the airfield and until it crashed in a forest. A fire erupted.
Probable Cause:
CONCLUSIONS (translated from French):
Adverse weather conditions and failures in the operation of radiocommunication and radionavigation equipment have led the captain to decide an emergency landing on a makeshift airfield.
To land at the beginning of the runway and not losing sight, the pilot flew a steep turn by tilting the left wing of the plane so that the roll angle put the aircraft at stall speed at low altitude.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» 1945-1960 I trasporti aerei in Italia dalla guerra all'era del getto / Paolo Gianvanni» Leonardo Ferrero
» Rampen in België / Hans Van Riemsdijk, Christian Deglas
» Rapport d'accident survenu a l'avion Fiat G 212 P.W. avec immatriculation I-ELSA le 01/07/1948 a Keerbergen
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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 Milano-Linate Airport to Brussel-Zaventem Airport as the crow flies is 698 km (436 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Milano-Linate Airport to Brussel-Zaventem Airport as the crow flies is 698 km (436 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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