Catania - Catania

On September 9, 1955 at 12:00 AM, Catania - Catania experienced a crash involving Lockheed P-2 Harpoon, operated by Italian Air Force - Aeronautica Militare Italiana, with the event recorded near Fiumefreddo Sicily.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew departed Catania-Fontanarossa Airport for a maritime patrol flight. Enroute, an engine failed, forcing the crew to ditch the aircraft off Fiumefreddo di Sicilia. All three crew members were rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration MM80069, MSN 15-1036, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 37.8011°, 15.1964°.