What the records say
- When
- 14 Nov 1990
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 47.55° N, 8.45° E
- Description
- aviation accident killing 46 people in 1990 near Zurich
- Deaths
- 46
- Injured
- 0
- Cause
- controlled flight into terrain
Alitalia Flight 404
1990 aviation accident in Switzerland
Alitalia Flight 404 (AZ404/AZA404) was an international passenger flight scheduled to fly from Linate Airport in Milan, Italy, to Zurich Airport in Zurich, Switzerland, which crashed on 14 November 1990. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, operated by Alitalia, crashed into the woodlands of Weiach as it approached Zurich Airport, killing all 46 occupants on board.
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