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De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter

The crew departed Milan in the afternoon on a flight to Cortina d'Ampezzo with an intermediate stop in Venice. Few minutes after takeoff from Venice-Marco Polo Airport, while flying above the Dolomites Mountain Range, the crew encountered foggy conditions. The pilot decided to reduce his altitude in an attempt to establish a visual contact with the ground when, in the Fadalto Valley, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of Mt Col Visentin (1,763 meters high). The wreckage was found on the Colcanin Hill, north of Vittorio Veneto. Both pilots and two passengers were killed while a third passenger was injured.

Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant

The crew was completing a local training mission at Venice-Marco Polo Airport. On approach, the visibility decreased due to foggy conditions and the pilot-in-command continued the descent at a too high speed, causing the airplane to land at an IAS of 100 knots instead of 70 knots as prescribed. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the airplane overran, lost its undercarriage and plunged into the sea. All three crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed as the right wing was torn off.