Images show the flight's erratic trajectory and the damaged state of the fuselage.
The crashed Embraer E195LR aircraft has a capacity of 132 seats and needed a runway of about 2,130 meters to take off smoothly, according to Serbian aviation news site Tango Six .
However, the plane took off from an intermediate taxiway, leaving it with only about 1,300 m to accelerate.
It's still unclear why the plane took off on a shorter runway than usual, but Tango Six reported that the crew assured air traffic controllers they could do it.
As a result, while taking off from Belgrade's Nikola Tesla airport, the lower part of the fuselage collided with the lighting system on the opposite runway.
After the collision, the plane continued to climb for another 20 minutes despite the severe damage, reaching an altitude of nearly 2,000 meters above the ground. The pilot then turned the plane around and circled for another 40 minutes before making an emergency landing at the airport from which it had departed.
Data on FlightRadar24 shows the plane's landing speed was up to 303 km/h, which is higher than the normal speed of 231 km/h. The reason is that the flaps cannot operate.
Images on social media show a large hole in the fuselage, with multiple cuts on the body. Another photo shows multiple tears in the fuselage starting at the left wing.
Air Serbia said no one was seriously injured in the incident. It is not clear how many people were on board.
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