Date: | Saturday 11 March 1967 |
Time: | 16:00 |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 |
Owner/operator: | Aeralpi |
Registration: | I-CLAI |
MSN: | 30 |
Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Col Visentin -
Italy
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Venice-Marco Polo Airport (VCE/LIPZ) |
Destination airport: | Cortina d'Ampezzo-Fiames Airport (CDF/LIDI) |
Narrative:The flight encountered bad weather (reduced visibility) at FL100 en route to Cortina. The pilot requested to continue in visual contact with the ground. Thick fog caused the pilot to lose visual contact with the ground while flying through the valley near the Fadalto Pass in an attempt to divert to Belluono. The Twin Otter collided with the Col Visentin (1763 m).
Sources:
La Stampa 12 March 1967, p13 Location
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