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This plane crash take us to the European country of the Czech Republic, which is located next to the following countries: Germany, Poland, Slovakia and Austria.
WARNINGS OF A PLANE CRASH
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Pictured above is the accident aircraft, photographed in 1973.
Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 450, JP 450, was an international charter flight from Tivat in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to Prague, Czechoslovakia which crashed in the Prague suburb of Suchdol on October 30th, 1975, at 09:20 AM. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 with 115 passengers and 5 crew on board descended, under Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC), below defined Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA) during the final approach to Prague Ruzyně Airport (IATA: PRG, ICAO: LKPR) RWY 25, entered a gorge above Vltava river, and was unable to outclimb the rising terrain. 75 of the 120 occupants died during the crash itself while 4 others died later in hospital. The accident remains the worst aviation disaster on the territory of the Czech Republic.
The aircraft involved was a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, registered as YU-AJO (Yankee Uniform- Alpha Juliet Oscar), which was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas in 1971. It was equipped with two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 engines.
The DC-9 was operated by Inex-Adria Aviopromet on a morning flight from Tivat to Prague with mostly Czechoslovakian tourists returning home from vacations on the Adriatic sea. Captain Miodrag Marović (40) and First Officer Rade Popov (49) had an uneventful flight with clear weather, until they entered a published landing procedure above PR non-directional beacon (NDB). Czechoslovakian ATC took over the aircraft at the border at 09:01. After identification, the crew asked for weather information. ATC responded that the total visibility in Prague is 1,500 metres (1.5 km; 0.93 mi) and on runway 25 (later known as runway 24) only 200 metres (660 ft). At the same time, ATC warned the crew that both the instrument landing system (ILS) for RWY 24 and the precision approach radar (PAR) were inoperative - "JP450, ILS and PAR are out of service on runway 25".
The pilot asked - "I understand, but what do we do now?". ATC responded - "You can continue to Prague or divert to another airport."
"Please wait" - the pilot replied.
After a while, the pilot continued - "So the RVR of 1,100 meters and the ILS and approach lights out of service?"
Since ATC never mentioned approach lights to be out of service, this message from the crew reveals that mental load started to build up caused by the uneasiness with the situation at the airport.
ATC responded - "The ILS is out of order. The approach lights and the runway lights are working. There are also beacons (NDBs) in operation."
Based on the information received, the crew decided to proceed according to the flight plan to Ruzyně Airport.
