Narrative:
The JAT flight took off from Belgrade at 12:30 GMT for a flight to Vienna. At 14:25 the flight contacted Vienna Approach Control. Five minutes later the flight reported over the OEW beacon and was instructed to remain 500 feet above the clouds. A little later the flight was cleared for a runway 12 instrument approach and to descend to 3500 feet. At 14:40 the aircraft crashed on the uphill slope of the Kahlenberg hill.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The aircraft flew for a longer period on the outbound track and descended below the prescribed minimum altitude laid down at the time by the airline for operations into Schwechat aerodrome."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Monday 10 October 1955 |
| Time: | 14:40 UTC |
| Type: |  Convair CV-340-58 |
| Operator: | Jugoslovenski Aerotransport - JAT |
| Registration: | YU-ADC |
| MSN: | 178 |
| First flight: | 1955 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 25 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 29 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 25 km (15.6 mls) NW of Wien-Schwechat International Airport (VIE) ( Austria)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Beograd-Dojno Polje Airport, Serbia |
| Wien-Schwechat International Airport (VIE/LOWW), Austria |
The JAT flight took off from Belgrade at 12:30 GMT for a flight to Vienna. At 14:25 the flight contacted Vienna Approach Control. Five minutes later the flight reported over the OEW beacon and was instructed to remain 500 feet above the clouds. A little later the flight was cleared for a runway 12 instrument approach and to descend to 3500 feet. At 14:40 the aircraft crashed on the uphill slope of the Kahlenberg hill.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The aircraft flew for a longer period on the outbound track and descended below the prescribed minimum altitude laid down at the time by the airline for operations into Schwechat aerodrome."
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest Circular 50-AN/45 (191-193)Photos
Map
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Distance from Beograd-Dojno Polje Airport to Wien-Schwechat International Airport as the crow flies is 466 km (291 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Beograd-Dojno Polje Airport to Wien-Schwechat International Airport as the crow flies is 466 km (291 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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