ATR42-300 crash, Nov 12, 1999 (24 killed), Kosovska Mitro...
ATR42-300 accident on November 12, 1999 near Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo with 24 fatalities. Cause: Collision with high ground due to lapses in...
- Date: November 12, 1999
- Aircraft: ATR42-300
- Location: Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo
- Fatalities: 24
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Collision with high ground due to lapses in procedural discipline and vigilance in mountainous terrain, a controller who lost track of the aircraft, crew fatigue, and an unserviceable or disconnected GPWS.
An ATR 42-300 chartered by the World Food Programme flew from Rome toward Pristina. Under military radar control on an ILS approach, it entered a sector with a higher minimum safety altitude and struck a mountain near Kosovska Mitrovica while turning back toward the airport. All 24 people aboard were killed.