Date: | September 10, 1976 |
Location: | Near Gaj, Hrvatska, Yugoslavia |
Aircraft: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 / Trident 3B |
Reg: | YU-AJR/G-AWZT |
Airline: | Inex Adria Aviopromet / British Airways |
Flight No: | 330 / 476 |
Fatalities: | 176 : 176 |
An ATC error in negligence in operations caused a midair collision between a DC9 and Trident 3B. The entire shift of controllers were arrested. One was found guilty of criminal negligence and sentenced to seven years in jail but release after a little over two years. |