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Crash of an OFM F7/3m on Mt Basso: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1936 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
I-AAXZ
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Milan - Torino
MSN:
359
YOM:
1931
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane departed Milan on a schedule service to Torino, carrying four passengers and three crew members. Approaching Torino from the northwest, the crew contacted Torino Airport, reporting poor visibility due to foggy conditions. The airplane impacted the slope of Mt Basso located 36 km west of Torino Airport. The wreckage was found 300 metres below the summit. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew:
Carlo Teboldi, pilot,
Dante Bulgarelli, copilot,
Tiberio Cara, radio operator.
Passengers:
Carlo Alberto Pensa,
Luigi Colombo,
Angelo Villa,
André Anderheggen.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.