Lecce – Guidonia
Flight / Schedule
Lecce – Guidonia
Aircraft
Beechcraft C-45 ExpeditorRegistration
MM61706
MSN
7815
Year of Manufacture
1944
Date
October 17, 1951 at 04:30 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Sulmona Abruzzo
Region
Europe • Italy
Coordinates
42.0606°, 13.9316°
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
On October 17, 1951 at 04:30 PM, Lecce – Guidonia experienced a crash involving Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, operated by Italian Air Force - Aeronautica Militare Italiana, with the event recorded near Sulmona Abruzzo.
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
4 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 75.0%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is weather. The twin engine aircraft encountered severe icing conditions en route. The pilot Gen Giuseppe Gaeta ordered the passenger Lt Col Mario Maragnini to bail out while all three crew members remained seated in the cabin and were killed when the aircraft crashed in a field located near Sulmona. Crew: Gen Giuseppe Gaeta, † Lt Alvise Andrich, † Mar Giulio Trintinaglia. † Passenger: Lt Col Mario Magnanini.
Aircraft reference details include registration MM61706, MSN 7815, year of manufacture 1944.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.0606°, 13.9316°.
Fatalities
Total
3
Crew
3
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The twin engine aircraft encountered severe icing conditions en route. The pilot Gen Giuseppe Gaeta ordered the passenger Lt Col Mario Maragnini to bail out while all three crew members remained seated in the cabin and were killed when the aircraft crashed in a field located near Sulmona. Crew: Gen Giuseppe Gaeta, † Lt Alvise Andrich, † Mar Giulio Trintinaglia. † Passenger: Lt Col Mario Magnanini.
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
1
Estimated Survivors
1
Fatality Rate
75.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Lecce – Guidonia
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Italy
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