Date: | Thursday 30 October 1975 |
Time: | 09:20 |
Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
Owner/operator: | Inex-Adria Aviopromet |
Registration: | YU-AJO |
MSN: | 47457/620 |
Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 75 / Occupants: 120 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 8 km NE of Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG) -
Czech Republic
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | Tivat Airport (TIV/LYTV) |
Destination airport: | Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG/LKPR) |
Narrative:Weather at Prague was poor. Fog at Ruzyne Airport reduced the visibility to 1500 m. The Inex Adria charter flight from Tivat (TIV) had been cleared for a runway 24 approach. After completing a right inbound turn, the crew descended below MDA and below airport level. The DC-9 entered a gorge over the River Vltava with high ground ahead and on the sides. The pilot selected full power to climb over the high ground. The airplane struck trees and a building and crashed at an elevation 300 ft below runway level.
Reportedly ILS and PAR approached were not available at the time of the accident.
Sources:
Accident photos Aviation Disasters / D. Gero
Location
Images:
photo (c) Quin; Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG); 30 October 1975
photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Düsseldorf Airport (DUS); 22 December 1974
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