Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.73 in Maranola: 19 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 30, 1938 at 1400 LT
Operator:
Registration:
I-MEDA
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tirana – Rome
MSN:
30020
YOM:
1937
Flight number:
422
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
14
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
19
Circumstances:
En route from Tirana to Rome, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. Too low, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located in Maranela, northeast of Formia. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 19 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
