Back كارثة سوبرغا الجوية Arabic Superqa təyyarə qəzası AZ Самолетна катастрофа в Суперга Bulgarian Accident aeri de Superga Catalan Tragédie Superga Czech Flyulykken i Superga Danish Flugzeugabsturz von Superga German Τραγωδία στο λόφο Σουπέργκα Greek Tragedia de Superga Spanish Supergako hegazkin istripua EU
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 Wreckage of the Avio Linee Italiane Fiat G.212 after the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 May 1949 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to low visibility |
| Site | Superga Hill, Turin, Italy |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fiat G.212 CP |
| Operator | Avio Linee Italiane |
| Registration | I-ELCE |
| Flight origin | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Destination | Turin, Italy |
| Passengers | 27 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 31 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The Superga air disaster (Italian: Tragedia di Superga, "Tragedy of Superga") occurred on 4 May 1949, when a Fiat G.212 of Avio Linee Italiane (Italian Airlines), carrying the entire Torino football team (popularly known as the Grande Torino), crashed into the retaining wall at the back of the Basilica of Superga, which stands on a hill on the outskirts of Turin. All thirty-one people on the flight were killed.