Crash of a Nord 2501D Noratlas on Mt Argentera: 6 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 15, 1960
Operator:
Registration:
GA+249
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Nuremberg – Stuttgart – Torino
MSN:
60
YOM:
1955
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
While cruising in poor weather conditions, the airplane struck Mt Argentera (3,297 meters high) located in the Italian Alps. The wreckage was found a week later, on March 22 on the west slope of the mountain. The airplane was destroyed and all six crew members have been killed. It is believed the aircraft was off course at the time of the accident, maybe following a navigation error.
