Douglas DC-6 crash, Mar 8, 1962 (5 killed), Mt Velino Abr...
Douglas DC-6 accident on March 8, 1962 near Mt Velino Abruzzo, Italy with 5 fatalities. Cause: Premature descent by the crew during a night approach;...
- Date: March 8, 1962
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-6
- Location: Mt Velino Abruzzo, Italy
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Premature descent by the crew during a night approach; one account suggests interference from transmitting stations, which was not confirmed.
A Societa Aerea Mediterranea Douglas DC 6B on a cargo flight from Khartoum to Rome Ciampino struck Monte Velino in the Abruzzo region on the night of 8 March 1962. All five crew members were killed. Sources point to a premature descent and, in one account, to interference from transmitting stations.