Linee Aeree Italiane Flight 451 (1956)
A DC-6B of Linee Aeree Italiane similar to the incident aircraft (on display). | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 November 1956 |
| Summary | Loss of control for undetermined reasons |
| Site | Paray-Vieille-Poste, France |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-6B |
| Operator | Linee Aeree Italiane |
| Registration | I-LEAD |
| Flight origin | Rome, Italy |
| Stopover | |
| 2nd stopover | Paris Orly Airport, France |
| 3rd stopover | Shannon Airport, Ireland |
| Destination | New York, United States |
| Passengers | 25 |
| Crew | 10 |
| Fatalities | 34 |
| Injuries | 4 |
| Survivors | 1 |
On 24 November 1956 the Linee Aeree Italiane Douglas DC-6B "I-LEAD" was an international scheduled passenger flight from Rome via Paris and Shannon to New York. Shortly after take off from Paris Orly Airport the airplane lost altitude and crashed into houses in the commune Paray-Vieille-Poste. 34 of the 35 people on board were killed, including Italian orchestral conductor Guido Cantelli.
On the same day another notable international scheduled passenger flight crashed, the 1956 Eglisau Ilyushin Il-12 plane crash.
The crash happened two years after 1954 Linee Aeree Italiane Flight 451; the same flight from Rome to New York with the same flight number and similar Douglas DC-6B that crashed killing 26 people.