Alitalia Flight 771
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An Alitalia Douglas DC-8 similar to the one involved | |
| Accident summary | |
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| Date |
July 7, 1962, 18:40 UTC (July 8, 1962, 00:10 local) |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | 11 km NW of Junnar, Maharashtra, India |
| Passengers | 85 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 0 |
| Fatalities | 94 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-8-43 |
| Operator | Alitalia |
| Registration | I-DIWD |
| Flight origin | Kingsford-Smith Airport (SYD/YSSY), Sydney, Australia |
| 1st stopover | Darwin International Airport (DRW/YPDN), Darwin, Australia |
| 2nd stopover | Don Mueang International Airport (DMK/VTBD), Bangkok, Thailand |
| 3rd stopover | Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM/VABB), Mumbai, India |
| 4th stopover | Jinnah International Airport (KHI/OPKC), Karachi, Pakistan |
| Last stopover | Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Tehran, Iran |
| Destination | Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF), Rome, Italy |
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 July 7, 1962 18:40 UTC (July 8, 1962, 00:10 local) it crashed into a hill about 84 km north-east of Bombay while on approach.
The accident was attributed to several potential causes, including a navigation error which led the pilot to believe that he was nearer to his destination than he actually was; failure to maintain the recommended safe altitude; and pilot unfamiliarity with the flight route.[1] This was the first time a flight recorder was used to solve an accident.
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Coordinates: 19°12′00″N 73°52′48″E / 19.20000°N 73.88000°E