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1996 Croatia USAF CT-43 crash

Index 1996 Croatia USAF CT-43 crash

On April 3, 1996, a United States Air Force Boeing CT-43A (Flight IFO-21) crashed on approach to Dubrovnik, Croatia, while on an official trade mission. [1]

32 relations: Boeing 737, Boeing T-43, Call sign, Cavtat, Controlled flight into terrain, Croatia, Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik Airport, Flight recorder, Index.hr, Instrument approach, Instrument flight rules, Mayday (Canadian TV series), Missed approach, Missed approach point, Non-directional beacon, Ramstein Air Base, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ron Brown (U.S. politician), Sikorsky MH-53, Slobodna Dalmacija, Suicide, The New York Times, Tuzla, Tuzla International Airport, United States Air Force, United States Department of Defense, United States Secretary of Commerce, Zagreb, Zagreb Airport, 76th Airlift Squadron, 86th Airlift Wing.

Boeing 737

The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range twinjet narrow-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States.

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Boeing T-43

The Boeing T-43 was a modified Boeing 737-200 used by the United States Air Force for training navigators, now known as USAF combat systems officers.

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Call sign

In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign (also known as a call name or call letters—and historically as a call signal—or abbreviated as a call) is a unique designation for a transmitter station.

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Cavtat

Cavtat (Ragusa) is a town in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia.

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Controlled flight into terrain

A controlled flight into terrain (CFIT, usually pronounced cee-fit) is an accident in which an airworthy aircraft, under pilot control, is unintentionally flown into the ground, a mountain, a body of water or an obstacle.

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Croatia

Croatia (Hrvatska), officially the Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska), is a country at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, on the Adriatic Sea.

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Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik (historically Ragusa) is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea.

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Dubrovnik Airport

Dubrovnik Airport, also referred to as Čilipi Airport, is the international airport of Dubrovnik, Croatia.

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Flight recorder

A flight recorder is an electronic recording device placed in an aircraft for the purpose of facilitating the investigation of aviation accidents and incidents.

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Index.hr

Index.hr is a Croatian news website, launched in December 2002 and based in Zagreb.

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Instrument approach

In aviation, an instrument approach, or instrument approach procedure (IAP), is a series of predetermined maneuvers for the orderly transfer of an aircraft under instrument flight conditions from the beginning of the initial approach to a landing or to a point from which a landing may be made visually.

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Instrument flight rules

Instrument flight rules (IFR) is one of two sets of regulations governing all aspects of civil aviation aircraft operations; the other is visual flight rules (VFR).

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Mayday (Canadian TV series)

Mayday, also known as Air Crash Investigation in Australia, South Africa, United Kingdom, Asia, and some European countries, and Air Emergency and Air Disasters in the United States (both ended in 2008), is a Canadian documentary television program investigating air crashes, near-crashes, hijackings, bombings, and other disasters.

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Missed approach

Missed approach is a procedure followed by a pilot when an instrument approach cannot be completed to a full-stop landing.

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Missed approach point

Missed approach point (MAP or MAPt) is the point prescribed in each instrument approach at which a missed approach procedure shall be executed if the required visual reference does not exist.

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Non-directional beacon

A non-directional (radio) beacon (NDB) is a radio transmitter at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid.

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Ramstein Air Base

Ramstein Air Base is a United States Air Force base in Rhineland-Palatinate, a state in southwestern Germany.

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Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Republika Bosna i Hercegovina / Република Босна и Херцеговина) was the direct legal predecessor to the modern-day state of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Ron Brown (U.S. politician)

Ronald Harmon Brown (August 1, 1941 – April 3, 1996) was an American politician.

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Sikorsky MH-53

The Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low series is a long-range combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter for the United States Air Force.

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Slobodna Dalmacija

Slobodna Dalmacija is a Croatian daily newspaper published in Split.

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Suicide

Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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Tuzla

Tuzla is the third largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Tuzla International Airport

Tuzla International Airport (Međunarodni aerodrom Tuzla/Међународни аеродром Тузла); is an airport near Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Department of Defense

The Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD, or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government of the United States charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government concerned directly with national security and the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Secretary of Commerce

The United States Secretary of Commerce (SecCom) is the head of the United States Department of Commerce.

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Zagreb

Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of Croatia.

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Zagreb Airport

Franjo Tuđman Airport, also known as Zagreb Airport, is the largest and busiest international airport in Croatia.

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76th Airlift Squadron

The 76th Airlift Squadron (76 AS) is part of the 86th Airlift Wing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

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86th Airlift Wing

The 86th Airlift Wing (86 AW) is a United States Air Force wing, currently assigned to the United States Air Forces in Europe.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Croatia_USAF_CT-43_crash

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