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Crash of an Antonov AN-26B in Saborsko: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1994 at 0033 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
UR-26207
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Ćoralići – Pula
MSN:
14202
YOM:
1985
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing a humanitarian flight from Ćoralići to Pula on behalf of the United Nations Organization. En route, while cruising by night, the aircraft was shot down by fire and crashed in a wooded area located near Saborsko, Croatia. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all seven occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by ground fire.