History: Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870
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| Date | 27 June 1980 | ||
| Type : | airliner shootdown theory, bombing theory | ||
| Location : | near Ustica, Tyrrhenian Sea | ||
| Passengers : | 77 | ||
| Crew : | 4 | ||
| Fatalities : | 81 (all) | ||
| Survivors : | 0 | ||
| Aircraft involved : | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 | ||
| Operator : | Aerolinee Itavia | ||
| Aircraft registration : | I-TIGI | ||
| Flight origin : | Bologna | ||
| Destination : | Palermo | ||
On 27 June 1980 Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870, an Aerolinee Itavia Douglas DC9 crashed into the Tyrrhenian Sea between Ponza and Ustica killing all 81 passengers and crew. The aircraft was performing a flight between Bologna and Palermo. It is believed to have been brought down by an explosion either by a bomb placed in the rear lavatory either by a missile of unknown origin.
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Aircraft
The aircraft was a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 manufactured in 1966 and acquired by the airline on 27 February 1972. It had the serial number CN45724/22 and registration I-TIGI (formerly N902H operated by Hawaiian Airlines).Background
Accident
Search and recovery
Passengers and crew
Investigation
Conclusions
Aftermath
Further reading
List of accidents involving a Douglas DC9
List of airliner shootdown incidents
List of aviation accidents by year
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