JAT Airways Flight 769

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JAT Airways Flight 769
JAT Caravelle (6068065515).jpg
The aircraft at London Heathrow Airport in the early 1970s
Accident
DateSeptember 11, 1973
SummaryControl tower error, radar malfunction, CFIT
SiteMount Maganik, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia
42°51′44″N 19°22′50″E / 42.86222°N 19.38056°E / 42.86222; 19.38056Coordinates: 42°51′44″N 19°22′50″E / 42.86222°N 19.38056°E / 42.86222; 19.38056
Aircraft
Aircraft typeSud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 6-N
OperatorJAT Yugoslav Airlines
RegistrationYU-AHD
Flight originSkopje International Airport, Skopje, SR Macedonia, Yugoslavia
DestinationTitograd Airport, Titograd, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia
Occupants41
Passengers35
Crew6
Fatalities41
Survivors0

A domestic JAT Yugoslav Airlines (Serbo-Croatian: Југословенски Аеротранспорт or Jugoslovenski Aerotransport) flight, carried out by a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 6-N (Registration: YU-AHD), was nearing its end completing a scheduled domestic Flight JU 769 from Skopje, SR Macedonia to Titograd (today's Podgorica), SR Montenegro when it crashed into Maganik mountain killing all 41 passengers and crew, along with the aircraft being written off.[1]

Accident[]

The flight, a scheduled domestic Flight JU 769 from Skopje to Titograd, was nearing its end. Allegedly, the flight was instructed to start descent, although the aircraft was not visible on radar (which were allegedly not working well at the time) nor could the control tower staff make visual contact with the aircraft. At the time of the flight, there were no qualified staff at the control tower in Titograd. The flight was asked to descend to a flight level of 6,000 feet or a height it saw fit. The aircraft crashed into the peak of Babin zub on Maganik mountain near Kolašin. All 41 people on board died in the accident.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-N YU-AHD Titograd". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
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