AAC.1 Toucan crash, Jun 29, 1951 (14 killed), Mt Risnjak...
AAC.1 Toucan accident on June 29, 1951 near Mt Risnjak Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatia with 14 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control in stormy weather with...
- Date: June 29, 1951
- Aircraft: AAC.1 Toucan
- Location: Mt Risnjak Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatia
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control in stormy weather with heavy turbulence
Shortly after leaving Rijeka for Zagreb, the three engine Toucan flew into thunderstorms and turbulence over the Dinaric Alps and lost control. It struck a wooded slope of Mount Risnjak about 27 km northeast of Rijeka Airport at high speed. All 14 people on board were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.