Alitalia Flight 112
1972 passenger plane crash near Palermo, Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alitalia Flight 112 was a scheduled flight from Leonardo da Vinci Airport, in Rome, Italy, to Palermo International Airport in Palermo, Italy, with 115 on board. On 5 May 1972, it crashed into Mount Longa, about 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Palermo while on approach to the airport, killing all 115 passengers and crew onboard. Investigators believe that the crew had 3 miles visibility and did not adhere to the established vectors issued by air traffic control. It remains the deadliest single-aircraft disaster in Italy, and the second-deadliest behind the Linate Airport disaster in 2001. The incident is the worst in Alitalia's history.
Accident | |
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Date | 5 May 1972 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
Site | Mount Longa, near Palermo, Italy 38°7′23″N 13°8′53″E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Douglas DC-8-43 |
Aircraft name | Antonio Pigafetta |
Operator | Alitalia |
Registration | I-DIWB |
Flight origin | Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (IATA: FCO, ICAO: LIRF), Rome, Italy |
Destination | Falcone–Borsellino Airport (IATA: PMO, ICAO: LICJ), Palermo, Italy |
Occupants | 115 |
Passengers | 108 |
Crew | 7 |
Fatalities | 115 |
Survivors | 0 |
A memorial has been erected at the site of the crash.