Rome - Rome

On November 4, 1970 at 12:00 AM, Rome - Rome experienced a crash involving Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, operated by Aerolinee Itavia, with the event recorded near Rome-Ciampino Lazio.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While completing a local training flight at Rome-Ciampino, the crew encountered engine problems. On touchdown, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. While both pilots were uninjured, the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration I-TIVE, MSN 168, year of manufacture 1963.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.7995°, 12.5913°.