ATR72-200 crash, Aug 6, 2005 (16 killed), Palermo
ATR72-200 accident on August 6, 2005 near Palermo, Sicily, Italy with 16 fatalities. Cause: Both engines flamed out after fuel exhaustion. An ATR 42...
- Date: August 6, 2005
- Aircraft: ATR72-200
- Location: Palermo, Sicily, Italy
- Fatalities: 16
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Both engines flamed out after fuel exhaustion. An ATR 42 fuel quantity indicator had been fitted in an ATR 72, showing fuel that was not on board, and crew and maintenance procedures failed to catch it. Operator maintenance and oversight were also deficient.
A Tuninter ATR 72 flying from Bari to Djerba lost both engines to fuel exhaustion at cruise and ditched off Palermo. The aircraft broke into three pieces on impact and 16 people died. The Italian investigators traced the accident to an incorrectly fitted fuel quantity indicator, crew and maintenance errors, and weak operator oversight.