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A U.S. Air Force CT-43 crashed into a mountainside while attempting an instrument approach to Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia, killing all 35 people on board, including Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown.
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Boeing T-43
US Air Force aircraft used for navigator training, derived from 737-200
The Boeing T-43 is a retired modified Boeing 737-200 that was used by the United States Air Force for training navigators, now known as USAF combat systems officers, from 1973 to 2010. Informally referred to as the Gator and "Flying Classroom", nineteen of these aircraft were…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
1996 Croatia USAF CT-43 crash
1996 aviation accident in Croatia
On 3 April 1996, a United States Air Force Boeing CT-43A crashed on approach to Dubrovnik, Croatia, while on an official trade mission. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-200 originally built as a T-43A navigational trainer and later converted into a CT-43A executive transport aircraft,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Instrument approach
Aircraft landing procedure
In aviation, an instrument approach or instrument approach procedure (IAP) is a series of predetermined maneuvers for the orderly transfer of an aircraft operating under instrument flight rules from the beginning of the initial approach to a landing, or to a point from which a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Dubrovnik Airport
Airport in Močići, Croatia
Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport, also referred to as Čilipi Airport, is the international airport of Dubrovnik, Croatia. The airport is located approximately 15.5 km (9.5 mi) from Dubrovnik city center, near Čilipi. It was the third-busiest airport in Croatia in 2024 after…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ron Brown
American politician (1941–1996)
Ronald Harmon Brown was an American politician and lobbyist who served as the 30th United States secretary of commerce during the first term of President Bill Clinton. Before this, he was chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). He was the first African American to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)