Banat Air Flight 166 crashes in Italy, killing 49
The ill-fated Banat Air Flight 166 had taken off from Bucharest, Romania, bound for Milan, Italy, but fate had other plans. On that fateful evening, the Antonov An-24 aircraft plummeted into a field near Verona's Villafranca Airport, sending shockwaves through the small town of Sommacampagna. The devastating crash tragically claimed the lives of 49 people on board, leaving behind a trail of grief and unanswered questions. As rescue teams scrambled to the scene, the magnitude of the disaster began to unravel, casting a somber shadow over the Italian countryside.
Occurred on: December 13th, 1995