Air disaster

Itavia Flight 703

30 Mar 1963 · 41.77° N, 13.56° E

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When
30 Mar 1963
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
41.77° N, 13.56° E
Description
1963 aviation accident

Itavia Flight 703

1963 aviation accident

Itavia Flight 703 was a scheduled passenger flight from Abruzzo Airport to Ciampino Airport in Italy. On 30 March 1963, the Douglas C-47 Skytrain operating the route crashed into mountainous terrain near Sora, Lazio, killing all eight people on board. The investigation concluded that the accident was a case of controlled flight into terrain by pilot error.

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