Bergamo - Rome

On April 9, 1975 at 08:50 AM, Bergamo - Rome experienced a crash involving Fokker F28 Fellowship, operated by Aerolinee Itavia, with the event recorded near Bergamo-Orio al Serio Lombardy.

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.

31 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 31 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 27, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. During the takeoff roll at Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport, the captain started the rotation when he noticed a sudden loss of power on both engines. Decision to abandon the takeoff was taken and the captain initiated an emergency braking procedure. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the airplane overran, struck several approach lights, lost its nose gear and came to rest 200 meters further. All 31 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration I-TIDA, MSN 11014, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.6709°, 9.6988°.