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[[File:Praha-Suchdol, pomník leteckého neštěstí (3).jpg|thumbnail|Memorial for the victims]]
[[File:Praha-Suchdol, pomník leteckého neštěstí (3).jpg|thumbnail|Memorial for the victims]]
The DC-9 was operated by [[Adria Airways|Inex-Adria Aviopromet]] on a morning flight from Tivat to Prague and was on approach to land at Ruzyně Airport's Runway 24 in foggy conditions with a horizontal visibility of {{convert|1500|m}}. The [[instrument landing system]] for the runway was reportedly not available to guide the aircraft on its [[Final approach (aviation)|final approach]]. The crew inadvertently descended the aircraft into a [[canyon|gorge]] cut by the [[Vltava]] below the [[elevation]] of the airport after making a right turn towards the airport. They brought the engines to maximum power and tried to climb the aircraft out of the river gorge, but it hit trees and a building and crashed {{convert|300|ft}} below the airport's elevation at 9:20am. Of the 115 passengers and 5 crew on board, 71 passengers and 4 crew were killed.
The DC-9 was operated by [[Adria Airways|Inex-Adria Aviopromet]] on a morning flight from Tivat to Prague with mostly Czechoslovakian tourists returning home. Captain of the aircraft was Stjepan Miodrag Marović with Rade Jovan Popov as his First Officer. The flight passed uneventfully until entering published landing procedure above PR [[Non-directional beacon|Non Directional Beacon]] (NDB) (Fig 2). After executing a bit wider right inbound turn the aircraft was on the final approach to Ruzyně Airport's RWY 24 in IMC conditions with a horizontal visibility of {{convert|1500|m}}. The crew inadvertently slid a bit to the left of the glide path and descended below defined MDA into a [[canyon|gorge]] cut by the [[Vltava]] below the [[elevation]] of the airport. Both the [[instrument landing system]] (ILS) for RWY 24 and the [[Precision approach radar|Precision Approach Radar]] (PAR) were reportedly inoperative to support the crew during the [[Final approach (aviation)|final approach]]. They brought the engines to maximum power and tried to climb the aircraft out of the river gorge, but it hit trees and a building and crashed {{convert|300|ft}} below the airport's elevation at 9:20am. Of the 115 passengers and 5 crew on board, 71 passengers and 4 crew were killed.
The accident remains the worst aviation disaster on the Czech Republic soil.
The accident remains the worst aviation disaster on the Czech Republic soil.


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Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 450
The accident aircraft in 1973
Accident
DateOctober 30, 1975
SummaryControlled flight into terrain
SiteSuchdol, Prague, Czechoslovakia
50°08′15″N 14°23′24″E / 50.1375°N 14.3900°E / 50.1375; 14.3900
Aircraft
Aircraft typeMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
OperatorInex-Adria Aviopromet
Call signJP 450
RegistrationYU-AJO
Flight originTivat Airport
DestinationPrague Ruzyně Airport
Passengers115
Crew5
Fatalities75
Survivors45

Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 450 was an international charter flight from Tivat in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to Prague, Czechoslovakia which crashed in the Prague suburb of Suchdol on October 30, 1975, at 09:20 AM. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 with 115 passengers and 5 crew onboard descended under Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) below defined Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA) during the final approach to Prague Ruzyně Airport RWY 24, entered a gorge above Vltava river, and was unable to out-climb the rising terrain. The crash killed 75 of the 120 occupants.

Accident

Memorial for the victims

The DC-9 was operated by Inex-Adria Aviopromet on a morning flight from Tivat to Prague with mostly Czechoslovakian tourists returning home. Captain of the aircraft was Stjepan Miodrag Marović with Rade Jovan Popov as his First Officer. The flight passed uneventfully until entering published landing procedure above PR Non Directional Beacon (NDB) (Fig 2). After executing a bit wider right inbound turn the aircraft was on the final approach to Ruzyně Airport's RWY 24 in IMC conditions with a horizontal visibility of 1,500 metres (4,900 ft). The crew inadvertently slid a bit to the left of the glide path and descended below defined MDA into a gorge cut by the Vltava below the elevation of the airport. Both the instrument landing system (ILS) for RWY 24 and the Precision Approach Radar (PAR) were reportedly inoperative to support the crew during the final approach. They brought the engines to maximum power and tried to climb the aircraft out of the river gorge, but it hit trees and a building and crashed 300 feet (91 m) below the airport's elevation at 9:20am. Of the 115 passengers and 5 crew on board, 71 passengers and 4 crew were killed. The accident remains the worst aviation disaster on the Czech Republic soil.

Aircraft

The aircraft operating the flight was a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, registered YU-AJO and manufactured in 1971.

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