Boeing 707 crash, Dec 17, 1973 (33 killed), Rome-Fiumicin...
Boeing 707 accident on December 17, 1973 near Rome-Fiumicino-Leonardo da Vinci Lazio, Italy with 33 fatalities.
- Date: December 17, 1973
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Rome-Fiumicino-Leonardo da Vinci Lazio, Italy
- Fatalities: 33
- Phase of flight: Parked
Palestinian gunmen attacked a parked Pan American Boeing 707 at Rome Fiumicino Airport on 17 December 1973 while it was preparing for departure. Shooting and grenades set the aircraft on fire, and 33 passengers were killed while 15 occupants were seriously injured.