Khartoum – Rome

On March 8, 1962 at 11:00 PM, Khartoum – Rome experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-6, operated by Società Aerea Mediterranea - SAM, with the event recorded near Mt Velino Abruzzo.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 5 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a cargo flight from Khartoum to Rome-Ciampino Airport and started the approach by night from the east. At an altitude of 7,700 feet, the four engine aircraft struck the slope of Mt Velino located 14 km north of Avezzano. The wreckage was found 125 meters below the summit and all five crew members were killed. Crew: Salvatore Di Gaetano 4.

Aircraft reference details include registration I-DIMO, MSN 44254, year of manufacture 1954.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.4387°, 14.2051°.