Alitalia Flight 771
An Alitalia Douglas DC-8 similar to the one involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 7 July 1962, 18:40 UTC (8 July 1962, 00:10 local) |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
| Site | 11 km (6.8 mi; 5.9 nmi) NW of Junnar, Maharashtra, India 19°12′0″N 73°52′48″E / 19.20000°N 73.88000°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-8-43 |
| Aircraft name | Lanzerotto Malocello |
| Operator | Alitalia |
| IATA flight No. | AZ771 |
| ICAO flight No. | AZA771 |
| Call sign | ALITALIA 771 |
| Registration | I-DIWD |
| Flight origin | Kingsford-Smith Airport, Sydney, Australia |
| 1st stopover | Darwin International Airport, Darwin, Australia |
| 2nd stopover | Don Mueang International Airport, Bangkok, Thailand |
| 3rd stopover | Santacruz Airport, Bombay, India |
| 4th stopover | Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan |
| Last stopover | Mehrabad Airport, Tehran, Iran |
| Destination | Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy |
| Occupants | 94 |
| Passengers | 85 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 94 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Alitalia Flight 771 was a multi-leg Douglas DC-8-43 international scheduled flight from Sydney via Darwin, Bangkok, Bombay, Karachi, and Tehran to Rome with 94 on board. On 7 July 1962 18:40 UTC (8 July 1962, 00:10 local) it crashed into a hill about 84 kilometres (52 mi) north-east of Bombay while on approach.