Alitalia Flight 771
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Alitalia Flight 771 was a multi-leg Douglas DC-8-43 international scheduled flight from Sydney via Darwin, Bangkok, Bombay, Karachi, and Tehran to Rome with 94 on board. On 7 July 1962 18:40 UTC (8 July 1962, 00:10 local) it crashed into a hill about 84 kilometres (52 mi) north-east of Bombay while on approach.
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Accident | |
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Date | 7 July 1962, 18:40 UTC (8 July 1962, 00:10 local) |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
Site | 11 km (6.8 mi; 5.9 nmi) NW of Junnar, Maharashtra, India 19°12′0″N 73°52′48″E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Douglas DC-8-43 |
Aircraft name | Lanzerotto Malocello |
Operator | Alitalia |
Registration | I-DIWD |
Flight origin | Kingsford-Smith Airport (SYD/YSSY), Sydney, Australia |
1st stopover | Darwin International Airport (DRW/YPDN), Darwin, Australia |
2nd stopover | Don Mueang International Airport (DMK/VTBD), Bangkok, Thailand |
3rd stopover | Santacruz Airport (BOM/VABB), Bombay, India |
4th stopover | Jinnah International Airport (KHI/OPKC), Karachi, Pakistan |
Last stopover | Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Tehran, Iran |
Destination | Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF), Rome, Italy |
Passengers | 85 |
Crew | 9 |
Fatalities | 94 |
Survivors | 0 |
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