Rome – Milan – Paris – Shannon – Gander – Boston – New York

On November 24, 1956 at 06:00 PM, Rome – Milan – Paris – Shannon – Gander – Boston – New York experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-6, operated by Linee Aeree Italiane - LAI, with the event recorded near Paris-Orly Val-de-Marne.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

35 people were known to be on board, 34 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 97.1%.

Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 10, passengers on board: 25, passenger fatalities: 24, other fatalities: 0.

After liftoff from runway 26 at Paris-Orly Airport, the four engine aircraft encountered difficulties to gain height, hit successively two houses, stalled and crashed in a huge explosion about 600 meters past the runway end. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and debris were scattered for about 200 meters. A passenger was seriously injured while all 34 other occupants, among them the Italian Director Guido Cantelli, were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration I-LEAD, MSN 45075, year of manufacture 1956.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.7477°, 2.3556°.