Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 10 January 1984
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-134A
Owner/operator: Balkan Bulgarian Airlines
Registration Number: LZ-TUR
Location: 4 km from Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport (SOF) –
ÿ Bulgaria
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 50 / Occupants: 50
Component Affected: Aircraft control system (likely including altitude sensor and control surfaces).Aircraft control system (likely including altitude sensor and control surfaces).
Category: Accident
A Tupolev aircraft experienced a near-miss incident due to heavy snow and attempts to maintain visual contact with the runway. An overshoot was attempted, resulting in a crash 4 km short of the runway.A Tupolev aircraft experienced a near-miss incident due to heavy snow and attempts to maintain visual contact with the runway. An overshoot was attempted, resulting in a crash 4 km short of the runway.
Description
The Tupolev descended below decision altitude while the crew were trying to make visual contact with the runway in heavy snow. At an altitude of 80-100 m an overshoot was attempted, but the aircraft struck a power line and crashed in a forest, 4 km short of the runway.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Heavy snow and attempts to maintain visual contact with the runway resulted in an overshoot.Heavy snow and attempts to maintain visual contact with the runway resulted in an overshoot.Share on:
