Alitalia Flight 771
Alitalia Flight 771 was a multi-leg Douglas DC-8-43 international scheduled flight from Sydney via Darwin, Bangkok, Bombay, Karachi, and Tehran to Rome with 94 on board. On 7 July 1962 18:40 UTC (8 July 1962, 00:10 local) it crashed into a hill about 84 kilometres (52 mi) north-east of Bombay while on approach.
An Alitalia Douglas DC-8 similar to the one involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 7 July 1962, 18:40 UTC (8 July 1962, 00:10 local) |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
| Site | 11 km (6.8 mi; 5.9 nmi) NW of Junnar, Maharashtra, India 19°12′0″N 73°52′48″E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-8-43 |
| Aircraft name | Lanzerotto Malocello |
| Operator | Alitalia |
| Registration | I-DIWD |
| Flight origin | Kingsford-Smith Airport (SYD/YSSY), Sydney, Australia |
| 1st stopover | Darwin International Airport (DRW/YPDN), Darwin, Australia |
| 2nd stopover | Don Mueang International Airport (DMK/VTBD), Bangkok, Thailand |
| 3rd stopover | Santacruz Airport (BOM/VABB), Bombay, India |
| 4th stopover | Jinnah International Airport (KHI/OPKC), Karachi, Pakistan |
| Last stopover | Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Tehran, Iran |
| Destination | Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF), Rome, Italy |
| Passengers | 85 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 94 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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