Tuninter Flight 1153
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Tuninter Flight 1153 was a Tuninter Airlines international flight from Bari International Airport in Bari, Italy, to Djerba-Zarzis Airport in Djerba, Tunisia. On 6 August 2005, the Tuninter ATR 72 ditched into the Mediterranean Sea about 18 miles (29 km) from the city of Palermo. Sixteen of the 39 people on board died. The accident resulted from fuel exhaustion due to the installation of fuel quantity indicators designed for the ATR 42 in the larger ATR 72.[1][2] It was also Tuninter's first fatal accident in the 14-year history of the company.
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Accident | |
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Date | 6 August 2005 |
Summary | Ditched in the sea following fuel exhaustion |
Site | Mediterranean Sea near Sicily 38°24′16″N 13°27′30″E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | ATR 72–202 |
Aircraft name | Habib Bourguiba |
Operator | Tuninter |
IATA flight No. | UG1153 |
ICAO flight No. | TUI1153 |
Call sign | TUNINTER 1153 |
Registration | TS-LBB |
Flight origin | Bari International Airport, Italy |
Destination | Djerba-Zarzis Airport, Tunisia |
Occupants | 39 |
Passengers | 35 |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | 16 |
Injuries | 11 |
Survivors | 23 |
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