The aircraft involved in the accident, photographed in 1977
Accident
Date
14 September 1979
Summary
Controlled flight into terrain
Site
Near Sarroch, Italy 39°06′19″N8°57′34″E / 39.10528°N 8.95944°E / 39.10528; 8.95944
Aircraft
Aircraft type
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
Operator
Aero Trasporti Italiani
Call sign
ATI 12
Registration
I-ATJC
Flight origin
Alghero-Fertilia Airport
Stopover
Cagliari-Elmas Airport
Destination
Rome Fiumicino Airport
Passengers
27
Crew
4
Fatalities
31
Survivors
0
Aero Trasporti Italiani Flight 12 was a scheduled flight from Alghero-Fertilia Airport in northwest Sardinia to Rome Fiumicino Airport with a scheduled stop at Cagliari-Elmas Airport in southern Sardinia.[1] On September 14, 1979, the Douglas DC-9 operating the flight struck a rocky mountainside during an attempted landing at Cagliari, resulting in the loss of all 31 passengers and crew on board. The crash was caused by misinterpreting ATC instructions leading to the flight colliding with terrain.[2]
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