Tokyo - Tehran - Rome - Zurich - Copenhagen - Stockholm

On April 19, 1970 at 05:45 AM, Tokyo - Tehran - Rome - Zurich - Copenhagen - Stockholm experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-8, operated by Scandinavian Airlines System - SAS, with the event recorded near Rome-Fiumicino-Leonardo da Vinci Lazio.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

65 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 65 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 11, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 54, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. During the takeoff roll, the engine n°1 exploded. Some debris fall on the ground, bounced and struck the wing, causing the rupture of the n°2 fuel tank. The crew started an emergency braking procedure and the airplane came to a stop in flames. All 65 occupants were quickly disembarked, 23 of them were injured. The aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration SE-DBE, MSN 45823/279, year of manufacture 1966.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.8154°, 12.2265°.