BEA - Office of Investigations and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of the French Republic

03/07/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/07/2024 08:08

Accident to the Embraer ERJ190 registered OY-GDC operated byMarathon Airlines on 18/02/24 at Belgrad.

Accident to the Embraer ERJ190 registered OY-GDC operated byMarathon Airlines on 18/02/24 at Belgrad.

Collision avec des obstacles lors du décollage

Responsible entity

Serbia - AIB

Preliminary data provided by local authorities:

The crew is authorized to taxi to the holding point of runway 30L via D6. Finally, he lines up on the track at D5. The controller informed the crew of the error and mentioned that they had 1,273 m of runway remaining. After checking, the crew announces that this distance is sufficient. He is cleared for takeoff.

During takeoff, the plane exceeded the end of the runway then hit obstacles.

After a low pass, the crew lands on runway 30L

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General information
Local date 18/02/2024
Responsible entity Serbia - AIB
State or area of occurrence Serbia
Location AD Belgrade Nikola Tesla
Human consequences None
Aircraft consequences Substantial
Occurrence class Accident
File number BEA2024-0061
Flight Information
Aircraft category Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator Greece - Other (Marathon airlines)
Manufacturer / Model EMBRAER - ERJ190
Aircraft Registration OY-GDC
State of registry Denmark
Last departure point Serbia - LYBE (BEG): Belgrad (Airport)
Planned destination Germany - EDDL (DUS): Dusseldorf
Flight phase Take-off
Serial number
Operator Type AG
Operation Type Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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