Rome – Genoa

On October 14, 1960 at 03:50 PM, Rome – Genoa experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.114 Heron, operated by Aerolinee Itavia, with the event recorded near Mt Capanne (Elbe Island) Tuscany.

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

11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While flying in marginal weather conditions between the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Ligurian Sea, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of Mt Capanne located in the west part of Elbe Island, at an altitude of 728 meters. The aircraft was destroyed and all 11 occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was poor due to clouds and the crew was unable to distinguish the mountain. Crew: Ennio Scipione, pilot, Francesco Cossu, copilot, Giovanna Pertusio, stewardess, Grazia Candeloro, stewardess. Passengers: Giorgio Bracci, Ernesto Cuomo Ulloa, Maria Pia Dalmau, Adelaide Rocca Dalmau, Elio Perugi, Silvio Sciunnach, Naomichi Takashima.

Aircraft reference details include registration I-AOMU, MSN 14090, year of manufacture 1955.