JAT Flight 769
YU-AHD, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11 September 1973 |
| Summary | Control tower error, radar malfunction, CFIT |
| Site | Mount Maganik, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia 42°51′44″N 19°22′50″E / 42.86222°N 19.38056°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-N |
| Operator | JAT Yugoslav Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | JU769 |
| ICAO flight No. | JAT769 |
| Call sign | JAT 769 |
| Registration | YU-AHD |
| Flight origin | Skopje International Airport, Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Destination | Titograd Airport, Titograd, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Occupants | 41 |
| Passengers | 35 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 41 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 11 September 1973, JAT Yugoslav Airlines Flight 769, carried out by a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-N (Registration: YU-AHD), was nearing its end completing a scheduled domestic flight from Skopje, SR Macedonia to Titograd (modern-day Podgorica), SR Montenegro when it crashed into Mount Maganik, in central Montenegro, killing all 41 passengers and crew. The aircraft was written off.