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.jpg) I-TIDE, the aircraft involved in the accident in 1970 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 January 1974 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain in low visibility |
| Site | Near Turin Airport, Turin, Italy |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fokker F28-1000 |
| Operator | Itavia |
| IATA flight No. | IH897 |
| ICAO flight No. | IHS897 |
| Call sign | ITAVIA 897 |
| Registration | I-TIDE |
| Flight origin | Cagliari Elmas Airport, Cagliari, Italy |
| 1st stopover | Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, Bologna, Italy |
| 2nd stopover | Turin Airport, Turin, Italy |
| Destination | Geneva Airport, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Occupants | 42 |
| Passengers | 38 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 38 |
| Injuries | 4 |
| Survivors | 4 |
On 1 January 1974, Itavia Flight 897, a Fokker F28 Fellowship passenger jet flying a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Cagliari, Italy, to Geneva, Switzerland, via Bologna and Turin, Italy, struck multiple ground structures and subsequently crashed while on approach to Turin Airport in low visibility killing 38 of the 42 people on board.
Accident[edit]
Itavia Flight 897 was scheduled to fly from Cagliari, Italy to Geneva, Switzerland, via Bologna and Turin, Italy.[1] At around 12:40, after stopping at Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, the flight took off en route to Turin Airport, Turin. Whilst approaching Turin, the crew encountered rainy and misty conditions and heavy fog with ground visibility down to 900 metres (0.56 mi).[2][3] The crew discussed a possible diversion to Milan Linate Airport but decided against it and started preparing the aircraft for its scheduled landing on runway 34.[2] The flight crew attempted an approach to Turin Airport but aborted the landing due to adverse weather and conducted a go-around. The flight circled back, lined up with runway 34, and attempted a second approach.[2] The pilots unknowingly deviated off course and descended below the minimum safe altitude. The aircraft hit multiple tree tops,
Aircraft and crew[edit]
The aircraft involved was a four-year-old Fokker F28-1000, with serial number 11015 and registration I-TIDE.[4]
The flight crew consisted of 42-year-old captain Domenico Romeo, first officer Giulio Montanari and flight engineer Giampaolo Sciarra.[2][5]
References[edit]
- ^ "38 Killed as Italian Jetliner Crashes Near Turin on a Flight to Geneva". nytimes.com. The New York Times. 2 January 1974. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d Giancarlo Colombatto; Luigi Perinetti (4 February 2024). "Capodanno 1974, quando avvenne la più grave sciagura mai accaduta nel nostro cielo". Cose Nostre (in Italian). Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ Endrio Milano (24 September 2023). "Volo ITAVIA IH897". Cose Nostre (in Italian). Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "I-TIDE | ASN accident description". Aviation-safety.net. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Claudio Zoccheddu (31 December 2021). "La tragedia dimenticata dell'Itavia caduto a Caselle: 17 sardi fra le vittime". La Nuova (in Italian). Retrieved 5 May 2024.