1984 Balkan Bulgarian Tupolev Tu-134 crash

1984 Balkan Bulgarian Tupolev Tu-134 crash

A Balkan Bulgarian Tupolev Tu-134, sister to the crashed aircraft
Accident summary
Date	10 January 1984
Summary	Crew error in bad weather
Site	Sofia, Bulgaria
Passengers	45
Crew	5
Fatalities	50 (all)
Survivors	0
Aircraft type	Tupolev Tu-134
Operator	Balkan Bulgarian Airlines
Registration	LZ-TUR
Flight origin	Berlin Schönefeld Airport, Schönefeld, East Germany
Destination	Sofia Vrazhdebna Airport, Sofia, Bulgaria

The 1984 Balkan Bulgarian Tupolev Tu-134 crash occurred on 10 January 1984 when a Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tupolev Tu-134 airliner crashed on an international flight from Berlin Schönefeld Airport in Schönefeld, East Germany, to Sofia Airport in Sofia, Bulgaria.

While on approach to Sofia Airport in heavy snow, the crew failed to make visual contact with the ground as they descended below decision altitude. The crew attempted to overshoot for an altitude of 80 to 100 meters (260 to 330 ft), but the aircraft hit a power line and crashed 4 km (2.5 mi) from the runway into a forest. The aircraft was destroyed with no survivors.

References

• UK CAA Document CAA 429 World Airline Accident Summary (ICAO Summary 1984-5)

External links

• Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network