"controlled flight into terrain" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: controlled flights into terrain [plural], CFIT [abbreviation]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|controlled flights into terrain}} controlled flight into terrain (countable and uncountable, plural controlled flights into terrain)
  1. (aviation) A usually-unintentional crash of an aircraft in which the aircraft flies into the ground while under full control by its pilots or autopilot. Wikipedia link: controlled flight into terrain Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation

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Alternative forms

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