YU-SBD

Flying along the west coast of Greece on a flight from Belgrade, the twin engine aircraft was mistakenly shot down by a British ship in the harbor of Preveza. The crew was able to make an emergency landing near Preveza. While all nine occupants were unhurt, the aircraft was written off.

Flight / Schedule

YU-SBD

Registration

YU-SBD

MSN

1136

Year of Manufacture

1937

Operator

Aeroput

Date

April 7, 1941 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Preveza Epirus / <U+0389>pe<U+03B9><U+03C1><U+03BF><U+03C2>

Region

Europe • Greece

Crash Cause

Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage

Narrative Report

On April 7, 1941 at 12:00 AM, YU-SBD experienced a crash involving Lockheed 10 Electra, operated by Aeroput, with the event recorded near Preveza Epirus / <U+0389>pe<U+03B9><U+03C1><U+03BF><U+03C2>.

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

9 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. Flying along the west coast of Greece on a flight from Belgrade, the twin engine aircraft was mistakenly shot down by a British ship in the harbor of Preveza. The crew was able to make an emergency landing near Preveza. While all nine occupants were unhurt, the aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration YU-SBD, MSN 1136, year of manufacture 1937.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

Flying along the west coast of Greece on a flight from Belgrade, the twin engine aircraft was mistakenly shot down by a British ship in the harbor of Preveza. The crew was able to make an emergency landing near Preveza. While all nine occupants were unhurt, the aircraft was written off.

Cause: Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

7

Estimated Survivors

9

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 9

Operational Details

Operator

Aeroput

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • Greece

Aircraft Details

Registration

YU-SBD

MSN

1136

Year of Manufacture

1937