Accident to the ATR 42 registered F-OHFV operated by Si Fly on 12/11/1999 near Pristina (Kosovo)

Arriving from Rome, the ATR 42 registered F-OHFV chartered by the World Food Program was going to land at Pristina. The meteorological conditions at the aerodrome corresponded to visibility of four thousand metres with a layer of compact clouds at three thousand feet. In radar and radio contact with the military air traffic control organisation for an ILS approach, the aircraft, which was outbound to the north at an altitude of 4,600 feet, entered a sector where the minimum safety altitude is 6,900 feet and struck a mountain whose peak is at 4,650 while turning to return towards the airport.

(Technical update January 2025)