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1975-10-30: Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 450 — Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

On October 30, 1975, an Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 450 was involved in an aviation accident near Czechoslovakia. 79 people were killed. The investigation identified controlled flight into terrain as a causal factor. This summary draws on records from Wikidata contributors; 1 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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On 30 October 1975, Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 450, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, crashed in Suchdol, Prague, killing 75 occupants instantly and 4 later, becoming the worst aviation disaster in the Czech Republic.

Accident

On 30 October 1975, at 09:20 AM, Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 450, an international charter flight from Tivat, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, to Prague, Czechoslovakia, crashed in the Prague suburb of Suchdol. The aircraft was operating under Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) during the final approach to Prague Ruzyně Airport Runway 25.

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32. It carried 115 passengers and 5 crew members, totaling 120 occupants on board.

Flight Path

During the approach, the aircraft descended below the defined Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA). It entered a gorge above the Vltava River and was unable to outclimb the rising terrain, resulting in the crash.

Casualties

Seventy-five of the 120 occupants died in the crash itself. Four additional occupants later died in the hospital. The accident remains the worst aviation disaster on the territory of today's Czech Republic.

Contributing factors

controlled flight into terrain