Itavia Flight 897

Itavia 897

File:Itavia F28 I-TIDB 1.jpg Similar Fokker F 28
Control
Date	Janurary 1 1974
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain
Site	Caselle Torinese
Total fatalities	38
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Fokker F 28
Operator	Itavia
Registration	I-TIDE
Flight origin	Cagliari-Elmas Airport , Italy
Destination	Geneva International Airport , Switzerland

Itavia Flight 897 was a flight on board a Fokker F28-1000, registered as I-TIDE; on the first of January 1974, the aircraft flying the flight crashed into trees, killing 38 people in the commune of Caselle Torinese.

Aircraft

The aircraft was a Fokker F 28 registered as I-TIDE. On November 5, 1969, the aircraft made its first flight before being added into the Itavia fleet.

Accident

The aircraft, while on final approach, crashed into poplar trees and flipped over, which in turn killed 38 people. Four of the people were injured. It came into a barn building on impact.

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