Air disaster

Air Littoral Flight 701

30 Jul 1997 · 43.80° N, 11.20° E

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When
30 Jul 1997
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
43.80° N, 11.20° E
Description
aviation accident
Deaths
1
Injured
14

Air Littoral Flight 701A

1997 aviation accident

On 30 July 1997, Air Littoral Flight 701A, an ATR 42 regional turboprop operating a scheduled passenger flight from Nice, France to Florence, Italy, crashed on landing when it ran off Florence Airport's runway and into a ditch next to a motorway embankment. There were no fatalities among the 14 passengers on board, but the cockpit section was severely damaged, and the captain died of his injuries four days later.

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