| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | June 27, 1980 |
| Time: | 2059 |
| Location: | Tyrrhenian Sea, off Ustica, Italy |
| Operator: | Itavia |
| Flight #: | 870 |
| Route: | Bologna - Palermo |
| AC Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 |
| Registration: | I-TIGI |
| cn / ln: | 45724/22 |
| Aboard: | 81 (passengers:77 crew:4) |
| Fatalities: | 81 (passengers:77 crew:4) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Two Libyan MiG aircraft concealed themselves from radar detection by flying closely to the DC-9. When this was discovered, an attempt was made by either French or US aircraft to intercept the MiGs. It was believed that a shot fired at the MiGs accidentally struck Itavia Flight 870. The aircraft exploded and crashed off the island of Ustica. A report released in 1994 stated new evidence pointed to an explosive device aboard the aircraft causing the crash. |
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