Naples - Naples

On February 6, 1962 at 08:45 PM, Naples - Naples experienced a crash involving Grumman S-2 Tracker, operated by Italian Air Force - Aeronautica Militare Italiana, with the event recorded near Ischia Island Campania.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 75.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew departed Naples-Capodichino at 1740LT on a training mission. Following several circuits over the region, the aircraft suffered an engine failure in flight. Control was lost and the airplane crashed into the sea about 32 km southwest of Ischia Island. A crew member was rescued while three others were killed. Crew: Lt Gaetano De Rosa, pilot, Lt Franco Noli, † Cpt Pietro Pranzini, † Maj Emanuele Cassano. †

Aircraft reference details include registration MM148296, MSN 735, year of manufacture 1958.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.7269°, 13.9095°.