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Alitalia Flight 404
aviation accident killing 46 people in 1990 near Zurich / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alitalia Flight 404, operated by a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 aircraft, crashed near Zürich Airport, Switzerland on November 14, 1990. The aircraft with forty-six people on board made a controlled flight into the mountain Stadlerberg, five mile track. All 46 people on board were killed.[1]
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![]() I-ATJA, The aircraft involved in the accident, seen at Charles de Gaulle Airport, three months before the crash. | |
Accident | |
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Date | 14 November 1990 (1990-11-14) |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to NAV receiver failure and pilot error |
Site | Stadlerberg Mountain, Weiach, Switzerland 47°32′50″N 8°26′51″E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Douglas DC-9-32 |
Aircraft name | Sicilia |
Operator | Alitalia |
Registration | I-ATJA |
Flight origin | Linate Airport, Milan, Italy |
Destination | Zürich Airport, Zürich, Switzerland |
Occupants | 46 |
Passengers | 40 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 46 |
Survivors | 0 |
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