| Date: | Thursday 16 March 1978 |
| Time: | 13:52 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-134 |
| Owner/operator: | Balkan Bulgarian Airlines |
| Registration: | LZ-TUB |
| MSN: | 8350501 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 73 / Occupants: 73 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Gabare -
 Bulgaria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport (SOF/LBSF) |
| Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW/EPWA) |
The aircraft began an abnormal descent after reaching an altitude of 4900 m and struck the ground near Gabare.
Sources:
Soviet Transports
Location
Images:
photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Frankfurt International Airport (FRA); 03 July 1976
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2026 Flight Safety Foundation