- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: September 10, 1976
Time: 10:15
Location: Near Gaj, Hrvatska, Yugoslavia
Operator: Inex Adria Aviopromet / British Airways
Flight #: 330/476
Route: Split - Koln / London - Istanbul
AC Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 / Trident 3B
Registration: YU-AJR/G-AWZT
cn / ln: 47649741 / 2320
Aboard: 176   (passengers:162  crew:14)
Fatalities: 176   (passengers:162  crew:14)
Ground: 0
Summary: Midair collision. ATC error, negligence in operations. Improper look-out duties on both aircraft. One hundred thirteen deaths on the DC-9 and 63 on the Trident. 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.
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