Seconds from Disaster S4E5: Cable Car Collision
- Aired: 2011-10-03
- Time: 20:30:00
- Runtime: 60 minutes
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Overview
On February 3, 1998, a low-flying Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler of the United States Marine Corps hits the support cable of an aerial tramway near the Italian town of Cavalese, severing it. The cabin on the cable falls to the ground, killing the 20 occupants. The aircraft lands safely.