Milan - Venice - Cortina d'Ampezzo
Flight / Schedule
Milan - Venice - Cortina d'Ampezzo
Aircraft
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin OtterRegistration
I-CLAI
MSN
30
Year of Manufacture
1967
Operator
AeralpiDate
March 11, 1967 at 04:00 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Mt Col Visentin Veneto
Region
Europe • Italy
Coordinates
45.5034°, 12.2767°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On March 11, 1967 at 04:00 PM, Milan - Venice - Cortina d'Ampezzo experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Aeralpi, with the event recorded near Mt Col Visentin Veneto.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
5 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 80.0%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. 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.
Aircraft reference details include registration I-CLAI, MSN 30, year of manufacture 1967.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.5034°, 12.2767°.
Fatalities
Total
4
Crew
2
Passengers
2
Other
0
Crash Summary
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.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
3
Estimated Survivors
1
Fatality Rate
80.0%
Known people on board: 5
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Milan - Venice - Cortina d'Ampezzo
Operator
AeralpiFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Europe • Italy
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