On March 4, 1921, the Caproni Ca.60, a nine-winged seaplane designed by Italian engineer Gianni Caproni, crashed into Lake Maggiore shortly after taking off. The aircraft, which was nicknamed the "Flying Palace," was one of the most ambitious aviation projects of its time. It was designed to carry up to 100 passengers and was intended to serve as a competitor to transatlantic ships by offering faster, airborne travel across long distances. The crash occurred just forty seconds after takeoff, when the aircraft had reached an altitude of about 18 meters. Investigations later concluded that the accident was caused by a structural imbalance between the aircraft’s center of gravity and its center of lift. This imbalance made the plane unstable in flight, leading to the catastrophic failure shortly after liftoff. Following the crash, the wreckage of the Caproni Ca.60 was destroyed by fire, effectively ending the project. Today, only a few fragments of the aircraft remain on display at the Caproni Museum in Trente, Italy. These remnants serve as a reminder of the challenges faced by early aviation engineers attempting to push the boundaries of flight. The crash of the Caproni Ca.60 underscored the difficulties of designing aircraft with multiple lifting surfaces, such as the nine wings of this seaplane. The lessons learned from this failure contributed to the development of more stable and practical aeronautical designs in the years that followed.