Were there any fatalities in the 1972-01-26 JAT Flight 367 accident?

The accident was fatal, resulting in 27 fatalities.

What aircraft was involved and where did it happen?

The accident on 1972-01-26 involved a JAT Flight 367, at Czechoslovakia.

JAT Flight 367 Explodes Over Germany, Crashes in Czechoslovakia

On January 26, 1972, a JAT Flight 367 was involved in an aviation accident near Czechoslovakia. 27 people were killed. The investigation identified terrorism as a causal factor. This summary draws on records from Wikidata contributors.

On 26 January 1972, JAT Flight 367, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, exploded over Germany and crashed in Czechoslovakia. Of 28 aboard, 27 died; one crew member survived a 10,160m fall, setting a world record.

Background

JAT Flight 367 was a scheduled passenger flight from Stockholm, Sweden, to Belgrade, Yugoslavia (then SFR Yugoslavia). The aircraft operating the route was a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32. The cockpit crew consisted of Captain Ludvik Razdrih and First Officer Ratko Mihić.

Incident

On 26 January 1972, while overflying NDB Hermsdorf in Germany, the aircraft exploded. The DC-9 broke into three pieces and spun out of control, eventually crashing near the village of Srbská Kamenice in Czechoslovakia.

Aftermath

Of the 28 people on board, 27 were killed upon ground impact. One Serbian crew member, Vesna Vulović (1950–2016), survived the crash. Vulović holds the Guinness world record for surviving the highest fall without a parachute at 10,160 meters (33,330 feet).

1972-01-26: JAT Flight 367 — Czechoslovakia

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