Accident description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 11 SEP 1973 |
| Type: | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VIN |
| Operator: | Jugoslovenski Aerotransport - JAT |
| Registration: | YU-AHD |
| C/n / msn: | 151 |
| First flight: | 1963 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 35 / Occupants: 35 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 41 / Occupants: 41 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | ca 35 km N of Titograd (Montenegro)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Skopje Airport (SKP/LWSK), Macedonia (FYROM) |
| Titograd Airport (TGD/LYPG), Montenegro | |
| Flightnumber: | 769 |
The Caravelle flew into the Babin Zub Peak in the Maganik Mountains at 6300 feet, while descending from FL90 to FL60 in IMC conditions.
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Distance from Skopje Airport to Titograd Airport as the crow flies is 199 km (124 miles).
Distance from Skopje Airport to Titograd Airport as the crow flies is 199 km (124 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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