Pisa - Pisa

On August 7, 1941 at 10:00 AM, Pisa - Pisa experienced a crash involving Piaggio P.108, operated by Regia Aeronautica, with the event recorded near Pisa Tuscany.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 37.5%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was engaged in a circle training flight around the airport of Pisa-San Giusto. On approach, two engines lost power simultaneously. The aircraft stalled and crashed few yards short of runway. Five crew members were injured while three others were killed, among them the captain Mussolini. Crew (274th Squadron): Lt Francesco Sacconi, pilot, Off Angelo Trezzini, engineer, Cpt Bruno Mussolini, pilot. (Aged 23, he was the second son of Benito Mussolini).

Aircraft reference details include registration MM22003.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.6332°, 10.3330°.