Rome – Dakar – Natal – Buenos Aires

On January 29, 1934 at 12:00 AM, Rome – Dakar – Natal – Buenos Aires experienced a crash involving Savoia-Marchetti S.71, operated by Ala Littoria, with the event recorded near Fortaleza Ceará.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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 approaching the Brazilian coast, the crew encountered technical problems and elected to make an emergency landing on a beach near Fortaleza. The aircraft hit a rock and came to rest upside down. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration I-ABIV, MSN 7107, year of manufacture 1934.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -3.7478°, -38.4611°.