Incident Overview
Date: Monday 10 October 1955
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-340-58
Owner/operator: Jugoslovenski Aerotransport – JAT
Registration Number: YU-ADC
Location: 25 km NW of Wien-Schwechat International Airport (VIE) –
ÿ Austria
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 29
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A JAT flight from Belgrade to Vienna experienced a sudden and unexpected descent due to prolonged outbound flight and altitude deviation below the prescribed minimum altitude. The aircraft subsequently crashed on a slope near Kahlenberg hill.A JAT flight from Belgrade to Vienna experienced a sudden and unexpected descent due to prolonged outbound flight and altitude deviation below the prescribed minimum altitude. The aircraft subsequently crashed on a slope near Kahlenberg hill.
Description
The JAT flight took off from Belgrade at 12:30 GMT for a flight to Vienna. At 14:25 the flight contacted Vienna Approach Control. Five minutes later the flight reported over the OEW beacon and was instructed to remain 500 feet above the clouds. A little later the flight was cleared for a runway 12 instrument approach and to descend to 3500 feet. At 14:40 the aircraft crashed on the uphill slope of the Kahlenberg hill. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The aircraft flew for a longer period on the outbound track and descended below the prescribed minimum altitude laid down at the time by the airline for operations into Schwechat aerodrome.”
Primary Cause
Prolonged outbound flight and altitude deviation below the prescribed minimum altitude.Prolonged outbound flight and altitude deviation below the prescribed minimum altitude.Share on:
