Naples - Naples

On September 24, 1965 at 12:00 AM, 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, 2 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The twin engine aircraft departed Naples-Capodichino Airport at 2330LT for a local training mission with a crew of four on board. While flying in the vicinity of Ischia Island, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Bay of Naples. Two crew members were rescued while two others were killed, Lt Col Guido Meglio, pilot, and Lt Pier Francesco De Angelis.

Aircraft reference details include registration MM136742, MSN 651, year of manufacture 1958.

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