Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 3 March 1977
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130H Hercules
Owner/operator: Aeronautica Militare Italiana – AMI
Registration Number: MM61996
Location: 16 km E of Pisa-Arturo dell’Oro Air Base (PSA) –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 44 / Occupants: 44
Component Affected: Aircraft Navigation System (including sensors like GPS, radar, and altimeter).Aircraft Navigation System (including sensors like GPS, radar, and altimeter).
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737-800 experienced a significant loss of situational awareness during a descent into heavy fog over Monte Serra. The aircraft?s sensors were compromised, leading to a potential misjudgment of altitude and distance, resulting in a crash landing.A Boeing 737-800 experienced a significant loss of situational awareness during a descent into heavy fog over Monte Serra. The aircraft?s sensors were compromised, leading to a potential misjudgment of altitude and distance, resulting in a crash landing.
Description
Crashed into Monte Serra in fog; possible loss of situational awareness.
Primary Cause
Sensor degradation due to heavy fog conditions.Sensor degradation due to heavy fog conditions.Share on:
