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Alitalia Flight 112
An Alitalia Douglas DC-8-43 similar to the one of Flight 112
Accident
Date5 May 1972
SummaryControlled flight into terrain due to pilot error
SiteMount Longa, near Palermo, Italy
38°7′23″N 13°8′53″E / 38.12306°N 13.14806°E / 38.12306; 13.14806
Aircraft
Aircraft typeDouglas DC-8-43
Aircraft nameAntonio Pigafetta
OperatorAlitalia
RegistrationI-DIWB
Flight originFiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (IATA: FCO, ICAO: LIRF), Rome, Italy
DestinationFalcone–Borsellino Airport (IATA: PMO, ICAO: LICJ), Palermo, Italy
Occupants115
Passengers108
Crew7
Fatalities115
Survivors0

Alitalia Flight 112 was a scheduled flight from Leonardo da Vinci Airport, in Rome, Italy, to Palermo International Airport in Palermo, Italy, with 115 on board. On 5 May 1972, it crashed into Mount Longa, about 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Palermo while on approach to the airport, killing all 115 passengers and crew onboard. Investigators believe that the crew had 3 miles visibility and did not adhere to the established vectors issued by air traffic control. It remains the deadliest single-aircraft disaster in Italy, and the second-deadliest behind the Linate Airport disaster in 2001. The incident is the worst in Alitalia's history.

A memorial has been erected at the site of the crash.

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