Airplane Crash - Leipzig-Halle, East Germany 09/01/1975
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Leipzig-Halle, East Germany
| Date | 09/01/1975 |
| Location | Leipzig-Halle, East Germany |
| Operator | Interflug |
| Route | Stuttgart - Leipzig |
| Type | Tupolev TU-134 |
| Registration | DM-SCD |
| Cn/In | 9350702 |
| Aboard | 34 |
| Fatalities | 26 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The aircraft descended below the glide path and struck a radio tower short of the runway. The captain was sentenced to 5 years in prison, the co-pilot, navigator and radio officer received 3 year sentences each. The plane collided with the radio tower because the pilot was flying below the minimum flight altitude. |
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