Budapest – Rome

On May 21, 1932 at 03:05 PM, Budapest – Rome experienced a crash involving Lockheed 8 Sirius/Altair, operated by György Endresz, with the event recorded near Rome-Urbe Lazio.

The flight was categorized as private 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, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

On final approach to Rome-Urbe Airport, at a height of about 120 metres and at a distance of 800 metres from the runway threshold, the pilot completed a turn when he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field, bursting into flames. The aircraft named 'Justice for Hungary' was destroyed and both aviators György Endresz (pilot) and Julius Bittay (mechanic) were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HA-AAF, MSN 166, year of manufacture 1930.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.9530°, 12.5002°.