Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 450

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. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 with 115 passengers and 5 crew onboard descended into a gorge during its approach to land at Prague Ruzyně Airport and was unable to out-climb the rising terrain. The crash killed 75 of the 120 occupants.

Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 450
The accident aircraft in 1973
Accident
DateOctober 30, 1975
SummaryControlled flight into terrain
SiteSuchdol, Prague, Czechoslovakia
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

Flight
Memorial for the victims

The DC-9 was operated by 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 1,500 metres (4,900 ft). The instrument landing system for the runway was reportedly not available to guide the aircraft on its final approach. The crew inadvertently descended the aircraft into a 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 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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