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Aviogenex Flight 130

1971 in CroatiaAccidents and incidents involving the Tupolev Tu-134Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot errorAviation accidents and incidents in 1971Aviation accidents and incidents in Croatia
History of RijekaMay 1971 events in Europe
Tupolev Tu 134 of Aviogenex
Tupolev Tu 134 of Aviogenex

Aviogenex Flight 130 was an international charter passenger flight from Gatwick Airport, London to Rijeka Airport, Yugoslavia (modern-day Croatia). On 23 May 1971, the Tupolev Tu-134A servicing the flight suffered structural failure during landing. The aircraft flipped over and caught fire, killing 78 people. The crash became the first fatal accident of the Tupolev Tu-134 since entering service.British authorities assisted in the investigation led by the Yugoslavian Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics. The investigation found that the crew might have suffered an optical illusion caused by the dusk and heavy showers that caused the crew to believe that the runway was closer and lower than it actually was. In response to the illusion, the crew executed an overly steep and fast descent in the last phase of the final approach, causing a hard touchdown and breakage of the right wing.

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Aviogenex Flight 130
D102, Općina Omišalj

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Tupolev Tu 134 of Aviogenex
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