Tobruk – Athens

En route from Tobruk to Athens, the crew encountered technical problems with the fuel supply system. The captain attempted to ditch the aircraft off Gavdos Island, south of Crete. All occupants were rescued while the aircraft was lost. The aircraft was carrying the military registration MM60666 as well. Crew: Cpt Fenili.

Flight / Schedule

Tobruk – Athens

Aircraft

Fiat G.12

Registration

I-FELI

MSN

18

Date

November 9, 1942 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Crash Location

Gavdos Island Crete / <U+039A><U+03C1><U+03AE>t<U+03B7>

Region

Europe • Greece

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On November 9, 1942 at 12:00 AM, Tobruk – Athens experienced a crash involving Fiat G.12, operated by Linee Aeree Transcontinentali Italiane - LATI, with the event recorded near Gavdos Island Crete / <U+039A><U+03C1><U+03AE>t<U+03B7>.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Tobruk to Athens, the crew encountered technical problems with the fuel supply system. The captain attempted to ditch the aircraft off Gavdos Island, south of Crete. All occupants were rescued while the aircraft was lost. The aircraft was carrying the military registration MM60666 as well. Crew: Cpt Fenili.

Aircraft reference details include registration I-FELI, MSN 18.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route from Tobruk to Athens, the crew encountered technical problems with the fuel supply system. The captain attempted to ditch the aircraft off Gavdos Island, south of Crete. All occupants were rescued while the aircraft was lost. The aircraft was carrying the military registration MM60666 as well. Crew: Cpt Fenili.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

0

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

Known people on board: 0

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Tobruk – Athens

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Region / Country

Europe • Greece

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Fiat G.12

Registration

I-FELI

MSN

18