Air disaster

Tuninter Flight 1153

6 Aug 2005 · 38.40° N, 13.46° E

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When
6 Aug 2005
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
38.40° N, 13.46° E
Description
aviation accident in Italy
Deaths
16
Injured
11
Cause
fuel starvation

Tuninter Flight 1153

2005 aviation accident in the Mediterranean Sea

Tuninter Flight 1153 was a scheduled international passenger flight flown by Tuninter Airlines from Bari International Airport in Italy, to Djerba-Zarzis Airport on the Tunisian island of Djerba. On 6 August 2005, the Tuninter ATR 72 ditched into the Mediterranean Sea about 18 miles (29 km) from the city of Palermo. Sixteen of the 39 people on board died.

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