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 The cabin after the incident | |
| Date | 9 March 1976 |
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| Time | 17:19, local time |
| Location | Cavalese, Trentino, Italy |
| Coordinates | 46°16′46.5″N 11°28′09.7″E / 46.279583°N 11.469361°E |
| Cause | Overlap of cables, human error |
| Deaths | 42 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 1 |
The Cavalese cable car crash is the deadliest cable car crash in history. On 9 March 1976, the steel supporting cable broke as a fully loaded cable car was descending from Mt. Cermis, near the Italian ski resort of Cavalese in the Dolomites, 40 km (25 mi) north-east of Trento. The cause of the disaster was an overlap of the carrier cable with the support cable near the first pylon, which resulted in the carrier shearing the support cable.[1]
- ^ Sardi, Luigi (2002) [2002]. I due Cermis. Curcu & Genovese. ISBN 8887534462.