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Uganda Airlines Flight 775
The aircraft involved in the accident is seen here at Fiumicino Airport in 1983.
Occurrence
Date17 October 1988 (1988-10-17)
SummaryPilot error
SiteRome-Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy
41°48′16″N 12°15′03″E / 41.8044°N 12.2508°E / 41.8044; 12.2508
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 707-338C
OperatorUganda Airlines
Registration5X-UBC
Flight originLondon Gatwick Airport, London, United Kingdom
StopoverRome-Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy
DestinationEntebbe Airport, Entebbe, Uganda
Occupants52
Passengers45
Crew7
Fatalities33
Survivors19

Uganda Airlines Flight 775 was a Boeing 707-338C, registration 5X-UBC, that crashed while attempting to land at Rome-Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy on 17 October 1988.[1] Thirty-three of the 52 occupants on board were killed.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-338C 5X-UBC Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. ^ Polk, Peggy (17 October 1988). "A Uganda Airlines Boeing 707 jetliner crashed short of..." UPI. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ^ Sheridan, Mary Beth. "Uganda Airlines Jet Crashes In Fog While On Landing Approach". AP NEWS. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Uganda Airliner Crash In Italy Leaves 31 Dead". The New York Times. 18 October 1988. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 14 March 2021.

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