Guidonia – Latina

On March 27, 1959 at 12:00 AM, Guidonia – Latina experienced a crash involving Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, operated by Italian Air Force - Aeronautica Militare Italiana, with the event recorded near Velletri Lazio.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 60.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The twin engine aircraft left Guidonia AFB in the morning on a short flight to Latina Airbase located about 50 km south of Guidonia. While approaching Velletri, the crew encountered foggy conditions when the airplane struck the slope of Mt Artemisio and crashed. Both pilots and a passenger were killed while two other passengers were injured. Crew: Lt Elio Pertone, pilot, † 1st Lt Pellegrino Di Troia, copilot. † Passengers: S/Sgt Matteo Laganà, † S/Sgt Antonio Calzolaro, Angelo Della Nova .

Aircraft reference details include registration MM61737, MSN 6973, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.6867°, 12.7770°.