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Crash of a Lisunov LI-2P on Mt Rumija: 23 killed

Date & Time: Nov 27, 1947 at 0420 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lisunov LI-2
Operator:
Jugoslovenske Sovjet Transport Aviacija - JUSTA
Registration:
YU-BAD
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Zagreb – Titograd
MSN:
184 270 09
YOM:
1947
Flight number:
JU247
Location:
Mt Rumija
Coastal Region
Country:
Montenegro
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
18
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
23
Circumstances:
The descent to Titograd was started from the south, by night and poor weather conditions. Through freezing fog, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Rumija located 25 km south of the airport. The wreckage was found few hours later and all 23 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Vasa Vračarević 4.
Probable cause:
The crew was approaching Titograd Airport at a too low altitude, apparently to maintain a visual contact with the ground. Low visibility caused by clouds, fog and night was considered as a contributory factor. The possibility that an altimeter was defective was not ruled out.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth off Tivat

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1935
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
75
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Tivat - Tivat
MSN:
1189
YOM:
1930
Location:
Tivat
Coastal Region
Country:
Montenegro
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight out from Tivat. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the float plane collided with mast of a ship and crashed into the bay of Boka Kotorska, off Tivat. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was lost. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere during the year 1935.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60 Moth off Kumbor: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1933
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
73
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Demonstration
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
1181
YOM:
1930
Location:
Kumbor
Coastal Region
Country:
Montenegro
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was performing aerobatic manoeuvres while on a demo flight in the area of Kumbor, when he lost control of the aircraft that crashed into the sea. The pilot was killed. The accident occurred somewhere in 1933 (exact date unknown).
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