Incident Overview
Date: Monday 30 October 1972
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 200
Owner/operator: Aero Trasporti Italiani – ATI
Registration Number: I-ATIR
Location: near Poggiorsini –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 27 / Occupants: 27
Component Affected: AirplaneAirplane
Category: Accident
A Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 passenger plane crashed during descent near Poggiorsini, Italy, resulting in the deaths of all 27 passengers and crew.A Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 passenger plane crashed during descent near Poggiorsini, Italy, resulting in the deaths of all 27 passengers and crew.
Description
A Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 passenger plane, registered I-ATIR, was destroyed when it struck terrain near Poggiorsini, Italy. All 27 on board were killed. ATI Flight 327 departed Napoli Airport (NAP) at 20:00 on a scheduled domestic service to Bari-Palese Airport (BRI) and Brindisi-Papola Casale Airport (BDS). The airplane was descending towards Bari when it struck a hillside at an elevation of 1450 feet (442 m), some 35 km west-southwest of the airport, approximately on the extended centreline of runway 07.
Primary Cause
Terrain struck during descent.Terrain struck during descent.Share on:
