Air disaster

Alitalia Flight 771

7 Jul 1962 · 19.20° N, 73.88° E

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When
7 Jul 1962
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
19.20° N, 73.88° E
Description
aviation accident
Deaths
94
Injured
0
Cause
controlled flight into terrain

Alitalia Flight 771

1962 aviation accident

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 it crashed into a hill about 84 kilometres (52 mi) north-east of Bombay while on approach.

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