Air disaster

Itavia Flight 870

27 Jun 1980 · 39.72° N, 12.92° E

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When
27 Jun 1980
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
39.72° N, 12.92° E
Description
Aviation accident in Italy, 1980
Deaths
81
Injured
0

Itavia Flight 870

1980 aviation crash over the Tyrrhenian Sea

On 27 June 1980, Itavia Flight 870, a Douglas DC-9 passenger jet en route from Bologna to Palermo, Italy, crashed into the Tyrrhenian Sea between the islands of Ponza and Ustica at 20:59 CEST, killing all 81 occupants on board.

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