Rio de Janeiro – Recife – Sal – Villa Cisneros – Lisbon – Seville – Rome
Flight / Schedule
Rio de Janeiro – Recife – Sal – Villa Cisneros – Lisbon – Seville – Rome
Aircraft
Savoia-Marchetti SM.83Registration
I-ARPA
MSN
34017
Year of Manufacture
1939
Date
December 24, 1939 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Dar el Caïd Allal Bou Fenzi Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz
Region
Africa • Morocco
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
On December 24, 1939 at 12:00 AM, Rio de Janeiro – Recife – Sal – Villa Cisneros – Lisbon – Seville – Rome experienced a crash involving Savoia-Marchetti SM.83, operated by Linee Aeree Transcontinentali Italiane - LATI, with the event recorded near Dar el Caïd Allal Bou Fenzi Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is weather. While overflying Morocco in poor weather conditions, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in Dar el Caïd Allal Bou Fenzi, some 60 km southeast of Mogador. All seven occupants, three Italian journalists and four crew members, were killed. This route was inaugurated from Rome to Rio de Janeiro three days ago, on December 21, 1939 and this was the first return flight to Italy with the German diplomatic mail on board.
Aircraft reference details include registration I-ARPA, MSN 34017, year of manufacture 1939.
Fatalities
Total
7
Crew
4
Passengers
3
Other
0
Crash Summary
While overflying Morocco in poor weather conditions, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in Dar el Caïd Allal Bou Fenzi, some 60 km southeast of Mogador. All seven occupants, three Italian journalists and four crew members, were killed. This route was inaugurated from Rome to Rio de Janeiro three days ago, on December 21, 1939 and this was the first return flight to Italy with the German diplomatic mail on board.
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
3
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 7
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Rio de Janeiro – Recife – Sal – Villa Cisneros – Lisbon – Seville – Rome
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Africa • Morocco
Aircraft Details
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