Airplane Crash - Near Gaj, Hrvatska, Yugoslavia 09/10/1976
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Gaj, Hrvatska, Yugoslavia
Date | 09/10/1976 |
Time | 10:15 |
Location | Near Gaj, Hrvatska, Yugoslavia |
Operator | Inex Adria Aviopromet / British Airways |
Flight # | 330/476 |
Route | Split - Koln / London - Istanbul |
Type | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 / Trident 3B |
Registration | YU-AJR/G-AWZT |
Cn/In | 47649741 / 2320 |
Aboard | 176 |
Fatalities | 176 |
Ground | 0 |
Summary | Midair collision. ATC error, negligence in operations. Improper look-out duties on both aircraft. One hundred thirteen deaths on the DC-9 and 63 on the Trident. The entire shift of controllers were arrested. One was found guilty of criminal negligence and sentenced to seven years in jail but release after a little over two years. |
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