CRDA CANT Z.506 crash, Sep 24, 1936 (9 killed), Benghazi...
CRDA CANT Z.506 accident on September 24, 1936 near Benghazi Benghazi, Libya with 9 fatalities. Cause: An engine fire on approach to Benghazi..
- Date: September 24, 1936
- Aircraft: CRDA CANT Z.506
- Location: Benghazi Benghazi, Libya
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: An engine fire on approach to Benghazi.
The CANT Z.506 seaplane I-RODI of Ala Littoria was approaching Benghazi on 24 September 1936 when one of its engines caught fire. It struck a ship's mast and crashed into the bay off Benghazi. Nine of the ten people on board were killed.