| Accident summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 January 1984 |
| Type | Crew error in bad weather |
| Site | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Passengers | 45 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 50 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-134 |
| Operator | Balkan Bulgarian Airlines |
| Tail number | LZ-TUR |
| Flight origin | Berlin Schönefeld Airport, Schönefeld, East Germany |
| Destination | Sofia Vrazhdebna Airport, Sofia, Bulgaria |
The 1984 Balkan Bulgarian Tupolev Tu-134 crash occurred on 10 January 1984 when a Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tupolev Tu-134 airliner crashed on an international flight from Berlin Schönefeld Airport in Schönefeld, East Germany, to Sofia Airport in Sofia, Bulgaria.
While on approach to Sofia Airport in heavy snow, the crew failed to make visual contact with the ground as they descended below decision altitude. The crew attempted to overshoot for an altitude of 80 to 100 meters (262 to 328 feet), but the aircraft hit a power line and crashed 4 km (2.5 miles) from the runway into a forest. The aircraft was destroyed with no survivors.
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