Date: | Tuesday 18 January 1977 |
Time: | |
Type: | Learjet 25B |
Owner/operator: | Yugoslav Government |
Registration: | YU-BJH |
MSN: | 25-186 |
Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 30 km W of Sarajevo Airport (SJJ) -
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | SF |
Departure airport: | Beograd Airport (BEG/LYBE) |
Destination airport: | Sarajevo Airport (SJJ/LQSA) |
Narrative:A Learjet 25B corporate jet was destroyed when it flew into the side of a mountain near Sarajevo. The airplane was carrying Yugoslav Prime Minister Dzemal Bijedic. The pilot initiated the procedural turn on approach was initiated 5.5 km further than prescribed and below the minimum altitude. Also, the airspeed was
69 km/h higher than permitted on approach.
Sources:
Flight International 21 January 1978
The Bryan Times - Jan 19, 1977
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