Rome - Rome

On December 21, 1959 at 08:16 AM, Rome - Rome experienced a crash involving Vickers Viscount, operated by Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane, with the event recorded near Rome-Ciampino Lazio.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The Viscount was being used for a semi-annual flight crew check involving a simulated two engines out emergency landing. The aircraft was approaching Ciampino runway 16R with engines number 3 and 4 out when it suddenly went into a right bank, some 400 meters short of the runway threshold. The Viscount struck the ground with the right wingtip, crashed and burned. Both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration I-LIZT, MSN 378, year of manufacture 1958.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.7995°, 12.5913°.