Rome - Reggio de Calabre

On May 25, 1969 at 09:52 AM, Rome - Reggio de Calabre experienced a crash involving Fokker F27 Friendship, operated by Aero Trasporti Italiani - ATI, with the event recorded near Reggio de Calabre Calabria.

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

36 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 35 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 2.8%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 31, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to Reggio de Calabre Airport, the pilot-in-command failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the right main gear struck a concrete wall located along the Agata River canal. The approach was continued when upon touchdown, the right main gear collapsed. Out of control, the airplane crash landed, lost its tail and came to rest on runway 15. A passenger was killed while nine others were seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration I-ATIT, MSN 10363, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.0799°, 15.6370°.