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Date of Accident: |
27 June 1980 |
| Airline: |
Itavia |
| Aircraft: |
McDonnell Douglas
DC-9-15 |
| Location: |
Ustica,
Italy |
| Registration: |
I-TIGI |
| Previous Registrations: |
N902H |
| Flight
Number: |
1870 |
| Fatalities: |
81:81 |
| MSN: |
45724 |
| Line
Number: |
22 |
| Engine
Manufacturer: |
Pratt &
Whitney |
| Engine
Model: |
JT8D |
| Year of
Delivery: |
1966 |
| Accident Description: |
The aircraft crashed
into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Ustica, Italy at about 1900hrs
GMT while on a flight from Bologna to Palermo. Many theories
as to the cause of the accident have been entertained,
including the possible involvement of Italian and Libyan
fighter jets, which were operating in the area around the time
of the accident. Another theory hypothesizes that United
States forces, while targeting the Lybian fighter jets in the
area, may have accidently downed the DC-9. |
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