Douglas DC-9 crash, Sep 14, 1979 (31 killed), Sarroch Sar...
Douglas DC-9 accident on September 14, 1979 near Sarroch Sardinia, Italy with 31 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain: the crew became...
- Date: September 14, 1979
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-9
- Location: Sarroch Sardinia, Italy
- Fatalities: 31
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain: the crew became unaware of their position during a descent in thunderstorm conditions with the ILS out of service.
An Aero Trasporti Italiani DC-9-32 on a scheduled service from Alghero to Cagliari flew into rising terrain near Sarroch in southern Sardinia while descending to Cagliari at night in thunderstorm conditions. The Cagliari ILS was out of service and the crew lost track of their position. The aircraft struck the mountainside with its lower fuselage at about 2000 feet, broke up and burned. All 31 occupants were killed.