Brindisi – Athens – Istanbul

On January 25, 1929 at 12:00 AM, Brindisi – Athens – Istanbul experienced a crash involving CMASA Wal, operated by Aero Espresso Italiana, with the event recorded near Kerkyra Ionian Islands / <U+0399><U+03CC><U+03BD><U+03B9>a <U+03BD><U+03B7>s<U+03B9><U+03AC>.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 22.2%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. While cruising over the Ionian Sea, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity and decided to make a precautionary landing off Kerkira. Upon landing in rough sea, the aircraft was hit by big waves and came to rest. One crew member and one passenger were killed while seven other occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration I-AZDA, MSN 073, year of manufacture 1927.