What the records say
- When
- 16 Mar 1978
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 43.28° N, 24.08° E
- Description
- aviation accident
- Deaths
- 73
Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 107
1978 passenger plane crash in Gabare, Bulgaria
Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 107 was an accident that occurred on 16 March 1978, when a Tupolev Tu-134 operated by Balkan Bulgarian Airlines crashed on an international flight from Sofia Airport to Warsaw Airport. All 73 passengers and crew died in the crash. As of 2026, it remains the deadliest accident in Bulgarian aviation history. The exact cause of the crash remains unknown.
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