Pisa - Livorno
Flight / Schedule
Pisa - Livorno
Aircraft
Lockheed C-130 HerculesRegistration
MM61996
MSN
4492
Year of Manufacture
1973
Date
March 3, 1977 at 03:00 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Pisa-San Giusto-Galileo Galilei (Arturo dell'Oro) Tuscany
Region
Europe • Italy
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On March 3, 1977 at 03:00 PM, Pisa - Livorno experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by Italian Air Force - Aeronautica Militare Italiana, with the event recorded near Pisa-San Giusto-Galileo Galilei (Arturo dell'Oro) Tuscany.
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a mountains crash site.
44 people were known to be on board, 44 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 39, passenger fatalities: 39, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane was engaged in a flight from Pisa to Livorno, carrying 38 cadets, one instructor and five crew members. Four minutes after takeoff from runway 04, while climbing in marginal weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Serra (3,200 feet high) located 15 km northeast of the airport. The wreckage was found about 180 metres from the summit and all 44 occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the horizontal visibility was estimated to be six km in haze with stratocumulus at 2,500 feet and altocumulus at 800 feet.
Aircraft reference details include registration MM61996, MSN 4492, year of manufacture 1973.
Fatalities
Total
44
Crew
5
Passengers
39
Other
0
Crash Summary
The airplane was engaged in a flight from Pisa to Livorno, carrying 38 cadets, one instructor and five crew members. Four minutes after takeoff from runway 04, while climbing in marginal weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Serra (3,200 feet high) located 15 km northeast of the airport. The wreckage was found about 180 metres from the summit and all 44 occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the horizontal visibility was estimated to be six km in haze with stratocumulus at 2,500 feet and altocumulus at 800 feet.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
5
Passengers On Board
39
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 44
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Pisa - Livorno
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Europe • Italy
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