McDonnell Douglas MD-82 crash, Dec 1, 1981 (180 killed)

McDonnell Douglas MD-82 accident on December 1, 1981 near Mt San Pietro, Corse-du-Sud, France with 180 fatalities.

On 1 December 1981 an Inex-Adria Aviopromet MD-82 flying a charter from Ljubljana to Ajaccio crashed into Mont San Pietro on approach to Ajaccio, Corsica, killing all 180 aboard. The crew, unfamiliar with the airport, entered a holding pattern while the controller believed they were bypassing it, and the aircraft flew into mountainous terrain.

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