Cavalese 1998

Video of the bottom station of the aerial tramway several days after the tragic incident involving a military plane colliding with and severing the supporting cable causing a cabin with 20 people on board to plunge ~90 meters down to their deaths. Please note the year in the video is not correct, it was 1998, not 1997.

https://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/med...

Just out of interest, this is the same aerial tramway where on 9. March 1976 the worst ever incident on an aerial tramway occurred, killing 42 people (1 survivor). This time not involving a plane, but the traction cable crossed the supporting cable, severing it and sending a full cabin with at least 14 children ~70 meters down after which it slid (or was dragged by the traction cable) another ~100 meters before stopping at a meadow.

I have made a detailed analysis about this 1976 incident:

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More videos of the 1976 disaster:

https://reuters.screenocean.com/recor...

https://www.rainews.it/tgr/trento/vid...

https://reuters.screenocean.com/recor...

https://www.ina.fr/contenus-editoriau...



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