- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | December 31, 1948 |
Time: | 1752 |
Location: | Mt. Argentari, Italy |
Operator: | Pan African Air Charter |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Athens - Rome - Nice |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
Registration: | ZS-BYX |
cn / ln: | 12587 |
Aboard: | 13 (passengers:8 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 13 (passengers:8 crew:5) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed into Mt. Arbetello in poor visibility. Poor visibility and geographical features made recognition of terrain difficult and likely mislead the pilot into believing he was out at sea. |
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