Homolj na Dunaju disaster
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Accident | |
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Date | 16 August 1983 |
Summary | Mid-air collision |
Site | Homolj na Dunaju, Nikolia |
Total fatalities | 616 |
Total survivors | 0 |
First aircraft | |
Type | Boeing 747-200 |
Operator | Valkea Airlines |
IATA flight No. | VK763 |
ICAO flight No. | VKA763 |
Call sign | VALKEA 763 |
Flight origin | Källälivi Vuotola Airport, Vuornaa, Valkea |
Destination | Beograd International Airport, Beograd, Nikolia |
Fatalities | 289 |
Survivors | 0 |
Second aircraft | |
Type | Boeing 747-100B |
Operator | Royal Nikolian |
IATA flight No. | RN116 |
ICAO flight No. | RNK116 |
Call sign | ROYAL NIKOLIAN 116 |
Flight origin | Beograd International Airport, Beograd, Nikolia |
Destination | Telora, Aquitayne |
Fatalities | 327 |
Survivors | 0 |
The Homolj na Dunaju disaster, also known as the Homolj na Dunaju collision, was a mid-air collision that occurred on 16 August 1983. It involved two Boeing 747s, Valkea Airlines Flight 763 and Royal Nikolian Flight 116. The collision occurred over the town of Homolj na Dunaju, located approximately 100 km east of Beograd, Nikolia. The accident resulted in the deaths of 289 people on board the Valkea Airlines plane and 327 on the Royal Nikolian plane, with a total of 616 fatalities - making it the deadliest accident in Astyrian aviation history and the deadliest mid-air collision.