| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | September 01, 1975 |
| Time: | 0800 |
| Location: | Leipzig-Halle, East Germany |
| Operator: | Interflug |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Stuttgart - Leipzig |
| AC Type: | Tupolev TU-134 |
| Registration: | DM-SCD |
| cn / ln: | 9350702 |
| Aboard: | 34 (passengers:28 crew:6) |
| Fatalities: | 27 (passengers:24 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft descended below the glide path and struck a radio tower short of the runway. The captain was sentenced to 5 years in prison, the co-pilot, navigator and radio officer received 3 year sentences each. The plane collided with the radio tower because the pilot was flying below the minimum flight altitude. |
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