26 Mar Boeing 727-256 – After landing at Rome-Fiumicino Airport, a male passenger pulled a knife and threatened the flight crew. He demanded to be flown back t... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed C-130H Hercules – MM61996 Crashed into Monte Serra in fog; possible loss of situational awareness. Continue reading
26 Mar Learjet 24D – I-AMME Both engines ingested birds (gulls) on takeoff. Crash-landed in a field following powerloss. Continue reading
26 Mar Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 – I-TIDA The F-28 stalled on climbout, sank back on the runway and came to rest 200 m short of the runway end. Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) – NC75402 The C-47 airplane suffered substantial damage in a landing accident at Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA), Italy. The airplane was flying from... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47 (DC-3) – One of the crew members and a passenger drew guns and forced the pilot to fly to Italy. The hijackers wanted to escape the Communist re... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) – I-REGI The flight Florence-Roma was to make an unscheduled stop at Pisa to fly some passengers there who had been stranded the day before due ... Continue reading
26 Mar Bristol 170 Freighter XI – SE-BNG The Bristol 170 was chartered to return Swedish pilots back home from Ethiopia. They had ferried a group of SAAB B 17 bombers to Addis ... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47B-6-DK (DC-3) – 43-48736 Crashed in the Italian Alps. The airplane was 30 miles off course. The wreckage was discovered eight months later. Continue reading