Catania – Brindisi – Rome

On February 10, 1940 at 12:00 AM, Catania – Brindisi – Rome experienced a crash involving Savoia-Marchetti SM.75, operated by Ala Littoria, with the event recorded near Aiello Calabro Calabria.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. On the leg from Catania to Brindisi, while cruising in bad weather conditions, the pilot informed ATC he was encountering severe icing conditions. In fog and low overcast, the aircraft hit a mountain located in Aiello Calabro, southwest of Cosenza. All ten occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration I-LEAL, MSN 32031, year of manufacture 1939.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.1175°, 16.1667°.