Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 107
Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 107 was an accident that occurred on 16 March 1978, when a Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tupolev Tu-134 airliner on an international flight from Sofia Airport to Warsaw Airport crashed. All passengers and crew died in the crash. As of 2024, it remains the deadliest accident in Bulgarian aviation history. The exact cause of the crash remains unknown.
LZ-TUA, sister ship to the aircraft involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 16 March 1978 |
| Summary | Cause unknown |
| Site | Gabare, Bulgaria 43°19′39″N 23°52′23″E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-134 |
| Operator | Balkan Bulgarian Airlines |
| ICAO flight No. | LZ 107 |
| Registration | LZ-TUB |
| Flight origin | Sofia Vrazhdebna Airport, Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Destination | Warsaw Airport, Warsaw, Poland |
| Occupants | 73 |
| Passengers | 66 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 73 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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