- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: January 10, 1984
Time: ?
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
Operator: Balkan Bulgarian Airlines
Flight #: ?
Route: Berlin - Sofia
AC Type: Tupolev TU-134A
Registration: LZ-TUR
cn / ln: 4352308
Aboard: 50   (passengers:45  crew:5)
Fatalities: 50   (passengers:45  crew:5)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft struck power lines and crashed into a forest during a snowstorm while attempting to land. A go-around was attempted at 300 ft. but the plane struck power lines and crashed 2.5 miles short of the runway. The crew descended below decision altitude while trying to make visual contact with the runway.
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