Londres – Naples – Valetta

On October 22, 1958 at 11:50 AM, Londres – Naples – Valetta experienced a crash involving Vickers Viscount, operated by British European Airways - BEA, with the event recorded near Anzio Lazio.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

31 people were known to be on board, 31 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 26, passenger fatalities: 26, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The Viscount, en route from London to Naples, flying on Airway Amber 1, reported over Ostia at 23,500 feet at 1144 hours advising that it was continuing to Ponza, estimating arrival over this point at 1157. At 1150 it collided east of Nettuno with an Italian Air Force F-86 Sabre which was taking part in group training of aerobatic maneuvers. The 26 passengers and 5 crew aboard the Viscount were killed in the accident, and the pilot of the F-86 parachuted to safety. Both aircraft were destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-ANHC, MSN 63, year of manufacture 1954.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.4471°, 12.6286°.