Jat Airways - Incidents and Accidents

Incidents and Accidents

Incidents
Date Aircraft type Fatalities Description
23 November 1974
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
YU-AJN
 None
The aircraft crashed 1 mile short of the runway after losing visual contact while on an approach at Belgrade Surčin Airport. None of the 50 passengers were hurt.
16 August 1980
Boeing 707-340C
YU-AGG
 None
The aircraft overran Stockholm's Arlanda Airport runway 26 while landing in a thunderstorm blowing several tyres and receiving mud in all 4 engines. There were no fatalities in the incident.
4 October 2009
Boeing 737-300
YU-ANV
 None
The aircraft overran Istanbul's Ataturk Airport runway while landing en-route from Belgrade by 50 metres. All 125 passengers and six crew were safely evacuated.
21 December 2009
Boeing 737-300
 None
The aircraft suffered a mid-air engine failure when according to witnesses a piece of fuselage detached and flew into the engine causing sparkles, flames and subsequent shut down of the engine. Due to unstable weather conditions in Istanbul the plane diverted and made a safe emergency landing in Sofia.
Accidents
Date Aircraft type Fatalities Description
26 January 1972
McDonnell Douglas
DC-9-32
YU-AHT
27
Flight JU 367, McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 was destroyed in flight by Émigré Croat terrorists (Ustaše) who had placed a bomb on board. Of the 28 passengers and crew members on board, 27 died, with flight attendant Vesna Vulović the only survivor.
11 September 1973
Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 6-N
YU-AHD
41
Flight JU 769 is JAT's most recent accident with loss of life. The aircraft struck the Babin Zub peak on Maganik mountain near Podgorica, at 6,300 feet while descending from 9,000 to 6,000 feet in IMC conditions on flight from Skopje to Titograd (today known as Podgorica), killing all 41 passengers and crew members on board. Allegedly, the flight was instructed to start descent, although the aircraft was not visible on radar (which were allegedly not working well at the time) nor could the control tower staff on Podgorica Airport make visual contact with the aircraft. At the time of the flight, there weren't any qualified staff at the control tower in Podgorica.

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