Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 crash, Sep 28, 1952 (4 killed), La...
Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 accident on September 28, 1952 near La Peza Andalusia, Spain with 4 fatalities. Cause: The cause was an engine failure..
- Date: September 28, 1952
- Aircraft: Savoia-Marchetti SM.81
- Location: La Peza Andalusia, Spain
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The cause was an engine failure.
A three engine Spanish Air Force Savoia Marchetti SM.81 left Armilla air base near Granada for Palma de Mallorca on 28 September 1952. After an engine failure was announced to ground, the crew tried to return, but the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field at La Peza. All four crew members were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.