Airplane Crash - Near Civitavecchia, Italy 01/17/1951
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Civitavecchia, Italy
Date | 01/17/1951 |
Time | 14:36 |
Location | Near Civitavecchia, Italy |
Operator | Alitalia |
Route | Paris - Rome |
Type | Savoia Marchetti SM-95 |
Registration | I-DALO |
Cn/In | 10 |
Aboard | 17 |
Fatalities | 14 |
Ground | 0 |
Summary | The aircraft plunged to the ground from 6,500 feet after being struck by lightning. Lightning ignited a mixture of air and fuel fumes in the fuel tank. |
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