Minerva Airlines Flight 1553 · Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
On February 25, 1999, Minerva Airlines Flight 1553 (Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport). 4 people died.
- Date
- February 25, 1999
- Place
- Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Operator
- Minerva Airlines
- Killed
- 4
- Injured
- 11
- Position
- 44.414°N, 8.825°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q90500093
From Wikipedia
Minerva Airlines Flight 1553, was a regularly scheduled commercial passenger flight from Cagliari to Genoa operated by Minerva Airlines under the Alitalia Express brand via a codeshare agreement with Alitalia. 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; another passenger later died in hospital. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
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