We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
While landing in the harbor of Olbia, on a very calm sea, the seaplane landed hard, overturned and came to rest upside down off Terranova Pausania. A passenger was killed while 11 other occupants were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Probable cause (official findings): The accident was caused by an optical illusion that suffered the pilot-in-command prior to landing. Due to the fact that the sea was very calm, in conjunction with the light density, the pilot misjudged the distan
Savoia-Marchetti S.55 · 1 fatalities