Zagreb – Split

On August 22, 1940 at 12:00 AM, Zagreb – Split experienced a crash involving Lockheed 10 Electra, operated by Aeroput, with the event recorded near Gospic Lika-Senj.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 9, other fatalities: 0.

En route to Split, while flying in the region of Gospic, the twin engine aircraft hit a mountain slope located in the Velebit mountain range. All eleven occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration YU-SBC, MSN 1135, year of manufacture 1937.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 44.5963°, 15.3378°.