President's airplane returns due to pilot error

The Falcon 50 aircraft that carried the president to Vatican on April 17 returned to Belgrade after the incident.

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The pilot and co-pilot stated in the report that the switch was accidentally activated after coffee was spilt on the instrument panel.

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After that, the plane started losing altitude, but control of the aircraft was rapidly established, the pilot and co-pilot said.

By the decision of the Directorate, Pilot Bojan Zoric is suspended as of 20 April, as he "unintentionally and mistakenly extended the slats at an altitude of 34,000 feet, which led to an immediate threat to the safety of air traffic."

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The Directorate also stated that the plane was checked after the incident, but that test flight was not performed due to inability to start the engine 3.

(Telegraf.co.uk/ Tanjug)