Grostenquin – Pisa

On December 21, 1958 at 12:00 AM, Grostenquin – Pisa experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF, with the event recorded near Pistoia Tuscany.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route to Pisa-San Giusto Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with rain falls and the visibility was limited. By night, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located in the Apennins Mountain Range, near Pistoia. All five crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 975, MSN 14558/26003, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.9233°, 10.9025°.