Worst Czech aircraft disaster recalled after 40 years

The worst aircraft accident in Czechoslovak history is being recalled on its 40th anniversary today. The accident happened on October 30, 1975, in thick mist when a Yugoslav passenger aircraft approached Prague airport to land. Around a dozen kilometres short of the landing strip, the DC-9 crashed with 79 of the 120 passengers killed. The circumstances of the crash were never fully cleared up but a faulty altimeter is believed to be one of the main causes. Most of the passengers on the plane were Czechs and Slovaks returning from holidays.