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The Glungezer is a mountain in the 
at Aviation Safety Network. All 75 passengers and eight crew members were killed. The plane that flew into the mountain triggered an avalanche that carried most of the debris 400 metres further down the mountain. Even the innkeepers of the
Glungezer lifts
Glungezer Hut, Glungezer
Lizumer Hut, Lizum im Wattental
Austrian Alpine Club, Hall in Tirol section
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Tux Alps
The Tux Alps (german: Tuxer Alpen) or Tux Prealps (''Tuxer Voralpen'') are a sub-group of the Austrian Central Alps, which in turn form part of the Eastern Alps within Central Europe. They are located entirely within the Austrian federal state of ...
in Tyrol
Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...
southeast of Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...
in Austria.
History
Origin of the name
The name "Glungezer" (historical spelling also ''Glunggezer'') probably goes back to an onomatopoeic imitation of gurgling water. In a hollow above the Tulfeinalm, but also in other places, the water flows invisibly between and under the boulders.Aichner, Gerald (1994). ''Der weiße Berg. Das Glungezerbuch.'' 2nd edn. Vienna, Munich: Thaur, ISBN 3-85395-189-9, pp. 10 ff.Aircraft accident
On 29 February 1964, a British EagleBristol Britannia
The Bristol Type 175 Britannia is a retired British medium-to-long-range airliner built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1952 to fly across the Commonwealth. During development two prototypes were lost and the turboprop engines proved sus ...
312 collided with the eastern slopes of the Glungezer at a height of 2,600 metres above sea level. The aeroplane was on the approach to Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...
and was flying under Visual Flight Rules
In aviation, visual flight rules (VFR) are a set of regulations under which a pilot operates an aircraft in weather conditions generally clear enough to allow the pilot to see where the aircraft is going. Specifically, the weather must be better ...
. However, the pilots failed to break through the clouds.Accident reportat Aviation Safety Network. All 75 passengers and eight crew members were killed. The plane that flew into the mountain triggered an avalanche that carried most of the debris 400 metres further down the mountain. Even the innkeepers of the
Glungezer Hut
The Glungezer is a mountain in the Tux Alps in Tyrol (state), Tyrol southeast of Innsbruck in Austria.
History Origin of the name
The name "Glungezer" (historical spelling also ''Glunggezer'') probably goes back to an onomatopoeic imitat ...
, which was only a few hundred metres from the crash site, did not notice the crash because of the raging storm.Aichner (1994), pp. 235-242.
References
External links
Glungezer lifts
Glungezer Hut, Glungezer
Lizumer Hut, Lizum im Wattental
Austrian Alpine Club, Hall in Tirol section
{{Authority control Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Tyrol (state) Two-thousanders of Austria Ski areas and resorts in Austria