Nuremberg – Stuttgart – Torino

On March 15, 1960 at 12:00 AM, Nuremberg – Stuttgart – Torino experienced a crash involving Nord 2501 Noratlas, operated by German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe, with the event recorded near Mt Argentera Piedmont.

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

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While cruising in poor weather conditions, the airplane struck Mt Argentera (3,297 meters high) located in the Italian Alps. The wreckage was found a week later, on March 22 on the west slope of the mountain. The airplane was destroyed and all six crew members have been killed. It is believed the aircraft was off course at the time of the accident, maybe following a navigation error.

Aircraft reference details include registration GA+249, MSN 60, year of manufacture 1955.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 44.3454°, 6.9208°.