Crash of a Douglas C-47B-5-DK Dakota III near Pistoia: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 21, 1958
Operator:
Registration:
975
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Grostenquin – Pisa
MSN:
14558/26003
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
En route to Pisa-San Giusto Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with rain falls and the visibility was limited. By night, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located in the Apennins Mountain Range, near Pistoia. All five crew members were killed.
