Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 23 March 1978
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-154
Owner/operator: Balkan Bulgarian Airlines
Registration Number: LZ-BTB
Location: 22,5 km NE of Damascus –
ÿ Syria
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and navigation equipment.Aircraft control surfaces and navigation equipment.
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a loss of altitude during flight.A small aircraft experienced a loss of altitude during flight.
Description
Flew into a high ground.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Loss of altitude due to adverse weather conditions, specifically mountainous terrain.Loss of altitude due to adverse weather conditions, specifically mountainous terrain.Share on:
