Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
Datum: | vrijdag 27 juni 1980 |
Tijd: | 20:59 |
Type: | Douglas DC-9-15 |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Aerolinee Itavia |
Registratie: | I-TIGI |
Constructienummer: | 45724/22 |
Bouwjaar: | 1966 |
Aantal vlieguren: | 29544 |
Aantal vluchten: | 45032 |
Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 4 / inzittenden: 4 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 77 / inzittenden: 77 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 81 / inzittenden: 81 |
Schade: | Vernield |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | 25 km (15.6 mijl) NE van Ustica, Italy [Tyrrhenian Sea] ( Mer Méditerranée)
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Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Bologna-Borgo Panigale Airport (BLQ/LIPE), Italië |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Palermo-Punta Raisi Airport (PMO/LICJ), Italië |
Vluchtnummer: | 870 |
Beschrijving:Itavia flight 870 departed Bologna (BLQ) at 20:08 on a domestic flight to Palermo (PMO). The DC-9 was en route over the Tyrrhenian Sea at an altitude of about 24000 feet when an explosion occurred. Extensive structural damage caused the plane to break up. Most of the wreckage sank to a depth of some 3500 metres.
The cause of the accident has never been officially established. In the years following the accident many theories were suggested. Some theories cantered around the fact that the DC-9 may have accidentally been shot down by NATO fighters. Either during an exercise involving Italian, U.S., and French jet fighters, or during a dog fight involving Libyan, U.S., French and Italian Air Force fighters in the area.
It has also been suggested that explosive device detonated in the rear (starboard) toilet.
Bronnen:
» Flight International 03 January 1981 (4)
» ICAO Adrep 4/89 (#31)
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Accident to Itavia DC-9 near Ustica, 27 June 1980- Wreckage and Impact Information & Analysis (ISASI Paper, 1994)»
Analysis of radar data, suggesting side-lobe tracks instead of unidentified planes (in Italian, starting page 5)»
Lessons from the Ustica investigations / A. Frank Taylor, Cranfield University (illustrated version)
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accident date:
27-06-1980type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15
registration: I-TIGI
accident date:
27-06-1980type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15
registration: I-TIGI
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Bologna-Borgo Panigale Airport en Palermo-Punta Raisi Airport bedraagt 718 km (449 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.