Alitalia Flight 1553
Dornier 328-110 | |
Operator | Minerva Airlines |
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IATA flight No. | AZ1553 |
ICAO flight No. | AZA1553 |
Call sign | ALITALIA 1553 |
Registration | D-CPRR |
Flight origin | Cagliari Elmas Airport, Cagliari, Italy |
Destination | Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, Genoa, Italy |
Occupants | 31 |
Passengers | 27 |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | 4 |
Survivors | 27 |
Alitalia Flight 1553, operated by Minerva Airlines in Italy, was a regularly scheduled commercial passenger flight from Cagliari to Genoa. On 25 February 1999, the Dornier 328 serving the flight lost control and overran the runway while landing at Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport. Of the 31 occupants on board, three died, including the flight attendant;[1] another passenger later died in hospital.[2] The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.[3]
Flight history
Flight 1553 departed Cagliari for an 85-minute flight to Genoa on 25 February 1999, operated by Minerva Airlines on behalf of Alitalia, with a crew of four on board.[2] The aircraft was under the command of 35-year-old Captain Alessandro Del Bono, an experienced pilot with 6,000 flight hours, 2,000 of which were on the Dornier 328.[4][5] Also in the cockpit were First Officer Walter Beneduce and a student pilot.[5] In the cabin, there was one flight attendant.[1]
Accident
The aircraft approached and touched down on runway 29 at Genoa Airport with a 15- to 18-knot tailwind at approximately 11:30 am
There were three immediate deaths—two passengers and the flight attendant—along with eleven injured. Most passengers were taken to the hospital with hypothermia, with one passenger later dying in the hospital, bringing the fatality count to four.[2] It is believed that the number of deaths would have been far greater had a 15-year-old member of a swim team not rushed to open the emergency exit door.[4]
Investigation
Despite the fact that the accident occurred on the same day that the
Aftermath
The Dornier 328 was damaged beyond repair.[3] Minerva Airlines ceased operations four years later, in 2003.[12]
Alitalia continued to operate the flight number AZ1553 as a
References
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- ^ a b Filippo, Grimaldi; Enrico, Valente; Damiano, Basso; Carmelo, Alfonso; Luigi, Alfonso; Aronne, Anghileri; Carlo, Ferraro (26 February 1999). "L'aereo atterra, va lungo: 4 morti" [The plane lands, goes long: 4 dead]. archiviostorico.gazzetta.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 August 2019.
- ^ a b Valli, Wanda (26 February 1999). "L' aereo affonda in mare" [The plane sinks into the sea]. la Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "#AccaddeOggi: 25 febbraio 1999, cade in mare un aereo partito da Cagliari" [#AccaddeOggi: 25 February 1999, a plane from Cagliari crashes into the sea]. L'Unione Sarda.it (in Italian). 25 February 2018. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018.
- ^ "Who we are". ansv.it. Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo. Archived from the original on 4 June 2004.
- ^ "Genova. Rito abbreviato per la tragedia dell'aereo della Minerva caduto in mare a Genova il 25 febbraio 1999 Due anni e 8 mesi al pilota del Dornier Al Cristoforo Colombo morirono 3 passeggeri (2 sardi) e una hostess" [Genoa. Shortened rite for the tragedy of the Minerva plane that fell into the sea in Genoa on February 25, 1999 Two years and 8 months for the pilot of the Dornier Al Cristoforo Colombo 3 passengers (2 Sardinians) and a stewardess died]. La Nuova Sardegna (in Italian). 14 November 2001. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "LA TRAGEDIA DI GENOVA "Il pilota sbagliò la manovra Il muretto a fine pista non c'entra"" [THE GENOA TRAGEDY "The pilot misses the maneuver The wall at the end of the track has nothing to do with it"]. La Nuova Sardegna (in Italian). 4 December 1999. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ ""Il Dornier aveva un difetto al sistema frenante" Genova, il perito scagiona il pilota accusato della sciagura al Cristoforo Colombo" ["The Dornier had a defect in the braking system" Genoa, the expert exonerates the pilot accused of the disaster at the Christopher Columbus]. La Nuova Sardegna (in Italian). 13 December 2002. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Aereo in mare, pena ridotta" [Airplane in sea, penalty reduced]. La Repubblica (in Italian). 25 January 2003. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "Minerva Airlines". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 14 April 2005.
- ^ "AZ1553 (AZA1553) Alitalia Flight Tracking and History". FlightAware. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2020.