Plane Crash List

ATR ATR-72-202 TS-LBB

6 August 2005 · Palermo, Italy · Fatal

Summary

On 6 August 2005 at about 13:38 local time, a ATR ATR-72-202 registered TS-LBB, operated by Tuninter, was involved in an accident near Palermo, Italy. 39 people were on board and 16 died, 23 were seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:38
Classification
Accident
Location
Palermo, Italy
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
ATR ATR-72-202
Registration
TS-LBB
Operator
Tuninter
Operating rule
Non-U.S., Commercial
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
NTSB number
DCA05RA094

People

16 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
39 16 23 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

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