Rijeka – Zagreb

On June 29, 1951 at 12:00 AM, Rijeka – Zagreb experienced a crash involving AAC.1 Toucan, operated by JAT Yugoslav Airlines - Jugoslovenski Aerotransport, with the event recorded near Mt Risnjak Primorje-Gorski Kotar.

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

14 people were known to be on board, 14 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 11, passenger fatalities: 11, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. Few minutes after takeoff from Rijeka Airport, while flying over the dinariques Alps, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity and turbulences. The three engine airplane went out of control, nosed into the ground and crashed at a speed of 200 km/h in a wooded area located on the slope of Mt Risnjak, about 27 km northeast of the Rijeka Airfield. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all 14 occupants were killed. Crew: Cpt Boža Miletic 2.

Aircraft reference details include registration YU-ACE, MSN 316.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.4177°, 14.7035°.