Accident Savoia-Marchetti S.55P I-TACO,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15008
 
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Date:Wednesday 20 November 1929
Time:10:30
Type:Savoia-Marchetti S.55P
Owner/operator:Società Aerea Mediterranea (SAM)
Registration: I-TACO
MSN: 10519
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 12
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Terranova Pausania, Olbia, Sardinia -   Italy
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Cagliari
Destination airport:Ostia (Rome), via Terranova Pausania
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The flying boat crashed at Terranova Pausania (Olbia). The accident reportedly was due to an optical phenomenon given by the absolute calm water that caused an erroneous altitude assessment by the pilots.
It was the first fatal accident of the Italian commercial aviation.

Sources:

World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
http://airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_I-.html
Passeggeri in carlinga! /Elettrio Corda, Ed. Archivio Fotografico Sardo, 1986 pag. 26

Images:


Photo from "Passeggeri in carlinga" by Elettrio Corda, Ed. Archivio Fotografico Sardo, Pag. 40

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Mar-2008 23:03 zerocinquanta Added
14-Oct-2010 04:58 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Feb-2011 13:42 harro Updated [Location, Narrative]
23-Feb-2011 14:33 valter Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
23-Feb-2011 15:30 valter Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
26-Mar-2011 14:07 Anon. Updated [[Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]]
27-Oct-2016 15:52 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]
05-Jan-2019 13:52 Sergey L. Updated [Source, Damage]

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