- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: May 04, 1949
Time: 17:04
Location: Superga, Italy
Operator: Avio Linee Italiane
Flight #: ?
Route: Barcelona - Torino
AC Type: FIAT G-212CP
Registration: I-ELCE
cn / ln: 5
Aboard: 31   (passengers:27  crew:4)
Fatalities: 31   (passengers:27  crew:4)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft was returning on a flight from Lisboa to Milan with the Torino Soccer Team when the crew decided to land directly at Turin, homebase to the team. In low visibility, rain and thunderstorms, the left wing of the plane struck a wall surrounding the sanctuary of Superga, a mountain near Turin. The aircraft then pivoted, and disintegrated next to the sanctuary killing all aboard. Error in navigation and poor visiblity.
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