Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 23 November 1974
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
Owner/operator: Jugoslovenski Aerotransport – JAT
Registration Number: YU-AJN
Location: 2,5 km from Beograd Airport (BEG) –
ÿ Serbia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 50
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A passenger aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude during landing, resulting in an evacuation and fire. The incident occurred due to a short landing distance observed after visual contact with the runway.A passenger aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude during landing, resulting in an evacuation and fire. The incident occurred due to a short landing distance observed after visual contact with the runway.
Description
Landed 2570 m short after visual contact with runway was lost; evacuated and caught fire. Weather: Wind calm; visib. 2500 m, 7/8 stratocumulus at 1500 m; temp. 8øC; 1020 mb.
Primary Cause
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