Guidonia - Cairo

On February 15, 1947 at 09:30 AM, Guidonia - Cairo experienced a crash involving Savoia-Marchetti SM.95, operated by Corrieri Aerei Militari - CAM, with the event recorded near Terracina Lazio.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

16 people were known to be on board, 16 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: 10, passenger fatalities: 10, other fatalities: 0.

While flying off Terracina at an altitude of 1,500 meters in very good weather conditions, the four engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea. Few debris were found and all 16 occupants were killed, among them Princess Amina Radil, sister of King Farouk of Egypt. The aircraft was performing a special flight from Guidonia AFB to Cairo with a delegation of the Egyptian King family.

Aircraft reference details include registration I-ABQH, MSN 41003, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.2871°, 13.2492°.