Rome – Cagliari

On July 30, 1941 at 09:15 AM, Rome – Cagliari experienced a crash involving Macchi C.100, operated by Ala Littoria, with the event recorded near Rome Lazio.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

25 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 20 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 20.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 20, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after take off from the Lido di Ostia seaplane, while climbing to a height of some 300 feet, the crew encountered technical problems with an engine and the captain decided to return. On approach, turbulence caused the aircraft to stall and crashed. Five occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration I-PACE, MSN 4158.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.9158°, 12.4956°.