Caproni Ca.310/311/312/313

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

Operator:

Registration:

3343

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Schedule:

Lidköping - Lidköping

MSN:

4950

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Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, both engines failed simultaneously. The crew attempted to return for an emergency landing when the airplane stalled and crashed near the airfield. All three crew members were seriously injured. The following day, the pilot died from injuries sustained.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the dual engine failure was caused by an incomplete preflight inspection on part of the crew who failed to check properly the fuel supply system prior to takeoff. It appears that the valves installed on both wings were closed, preventing both left and right engines to be supplied with fuel.

Crash of a Caproni Ca.310 in Lima: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1939

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Operator:

Registration:

14-20-2

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Test

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Lima - Lima

MSN:

366

YOM:

1939

Location:

Lima

Country:

Peru

Region:

South America

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Crashed in unknown circumstances while completing a local test flight. All six occupants were killed, among them two Lieutenants, three Sergents and one Italian technician from Caproni.

Crash of a Caproni Ca.310 in Casablanca: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1939 at 0635 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

14-22-1

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Delivery

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Schedule:

Rome - Casablanca - Lima

MSN:

435

YOM:

1939

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The airplane departed Rome to be delivered to the Cuerpo Aeronaútico del Perú in Lima. Following a fuel stop at Casablanca Airport, the airplane took off when then it went out of control and crashed seven km from the airfield. One crew member was seriously injured while both other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Pedro Canga Rodríguez, pilot,
Mr. Icaca, mechanic,
Mr. Villanueva, radio operator. †

Crash of a Caproni Ca.310 Libeccio in Zuara: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1938

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

I-ENEI

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Government

Survivors:

Site:

Nuqat al Khams (النقاط الخمس)

Location:

Zuara

Country:

Libya

Region:

Africa

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The crew departed London on a flight to Cape Town on behalf of the Ministero dell'Aeronautica. While approaching the Libyan coast, the crew was forced to divert to the nearest airport due to fuel exhaustion. On approach to Zuara Airfield located 47 km from the Libya-Tunisia border, the airplane crashed on an Italian Military Camp. While all four crew members were injured, three people on the ground were killed.

Crash of a Caproni Ca.312 Libeccio in Paris

Date & Time: Feb 10, 1938

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

I-ALAL

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Flight Type:

Positioning

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