Douglas DC-8 crash, Jul 7, 1962 (94 killed), Junnar Mahar...
Douglas DC-8 accident on July 7, 1962 near Junnar Maharashtra, India with 94 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain attributed to pilot...
- Date: July 7, 1962
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-8
- Location: Junnar Maharashtra, India
- Fatalities: 94
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain attributed to pilot error: navigation errors led the pilot to believe he was closer to the descent point than he was, he failed to use available navigation aids, and he descended below the minimum safe altitude at night
Alitalia Flight 771, a Douglas DC 8 on a service from Sydney to Rome, struck high ground near Junnar while descending toward Bombay on 7 July 1962. Investigators attributed the crash to navigation errors and a descent below the minimum safe altitude at night. All 94 people on board were killed.