Rome - Foggia

On April 16, 1972 at 10:10 PM, Rome - Foggia experienced a crash involving Fokker F27 Friendship, operated by Aero Trasporti Italiani - ATI, with the event recorded near Frosinone Lazio.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

18 people were known to be on board, 18 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 15, passenger fatalities: 15, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. While cruising at an altitude of 15,000 feet in marginal weather conditions on a flight from Rome to Foggia, the airplane lost 1,200 feet while its speed dropped 30 knots. It nosed down to 20° then crashed at a speed of 340 knots in an open field located near Frosinone, about 75 km southeast of Rome. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and all 18 occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was flying in a thunderstorm area. Crew: Paolo Lombardino, pilot, Vittorio Pedemonte, copilot, Clemente Basile, flight engineer.

Aircraft reference details include registration I-ATIP, MSN 10251, year of manufacture 1964.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.6340°, 13.3060°.