Cavalese cable car disaster (1976)

The cable car from Cavalese accident on March 9, 1976 crashed a fully staffed cabin Cermisbahn. 42 people died. This was the most serious accident cableway world today.

Starting position

The Cermisbahn connects the town of Cavalese in Trentino ( Trentino ) with the Cermis, a mountain of Lagorai. There is a cable car with cabins, which is operated in three sections. The cable of the railway had been two weeks earlier officially inspected and found to be in order.

A set with 43 ​​passengers on cab drove down the valley of the lower section between the Alpe di Cermis and Cavalese.

Circumstances of the accident

Strong wind threw the hawser of the web over the supporting cable. In such cases, an emergency brake is triggered, which stops the motor that moves the cable car instantly and automatically. This safety circuit failed. So rubbed the two steel cables on each other over a long distance, until shortly after 17:30 o `clock tore the supporting cable. The car plunged 50 meters down a steep slope and rolled over there several times. The approximately 3 -ton structure torn down, rushed to the car and smashed it completely.

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43 people died, only a 14 -year-old Italian woman survived.