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| Date: | Thursday 10 November 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-232 |
| Owner/operator: | Wizz Air |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | IAE V2527-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Nis Airport (INI/LYNI) -
 Serbia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD/LHBP) |
| Nis Airport (INI/LYNI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 2016, November 10, a Wizz Air plane approached Niš Constantine the Great Airport. Due to misunderstandings, they started a left turn and started descending below the minimum allowed altitude(MDA), which was 4300ft, due to mountains. They almost flew into a mountain, which TO/GA locked them and they achieved nearly 350 kts of speed(3 kts near the mayimum speed of the Airbus A320. After it, they managed to land. Nobody was injured.
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-wIIUkvdpg&t=172s&ab_channel=MentourPilot
https://dailynewshungary.com/wizz-air-near-fatal-accident/#:~:text=On%20the%2010th%20of%20November%202016%2C%20Wizz%20Air,from%20Budapest%2C%20carrying%20only%20crew%20and%20flight%20attendants.
https://turkishnewsworld.com/narrow-escape-wizz-air-flight-801s-near-miss-with-mountain/
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2025 18:10 | gobywire | Added |
| 30-Jul-2025 18:12 | ASN | Updated [Location, ] |
| 31-Jul-2025 08:04 | gobywire | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
| 31-Jul-2025 08:05 | ASN | Updated [Nature, ] |
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