 The airliner was hit by the MiG-15's guns and then descended, breaking apart at 2,000 feet, and crashing in flames north of the town of Petrich, Bulgaria, near the Yugoslav and Greek borders, killing the 7 crew and 51 passengers on board.At first, however, it was speculated that the aircraft was not brought down by fighters but by anti-aircraft guns from the ground.The next day, the Bulgarian government admitted to shooting down the airliner.