Catania - Catania
Flight / Schedule
Catania - Catania
Aircraft
Lockheed P-2 HarpoonRegistration
MM80059
MSN
15-1591
Date
July 19, 1954 at 04:30 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Crash Location
Ionian Sea All World
Region
World • World
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On July 19, 1954 at 04:30 PM, Catania - Catania experienced a crash involving Lockheed P-2 Harpoon, operated by Italian Air Force - Aeronautica Militare Italiana, with the event recorded near Ionian Sea All World.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.
7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing a training mission over the Ionian Sea when an engine failed in flight. The pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed into the sea about 72 km east of Punta Stilo, Calabria. The aircraft was destroyed and all seven crew members were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration MM80059, MSN 15-1591.
Fatalities
Total
7
Crew
7
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was completing a training mission over the Ionian Sea when an engine failed in flight. The pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed into the sea about 72 km east of Punta Stilo, Calabria. The aircraft was destroyed and all seven crew members were killed.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
7
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 7
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Catania - Catania
Flight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Region / Country
World • World