Crash of a Potez 9 in Hladov: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1924 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Potez 9
Operator:
Registration:
F-ADBC
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Vienna - Prague
MSN:
157
YOM:
1921
Location:
Hladov
Vysočina Region (Vysočina)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route from Vienna to Prague, while cruising some 80 km west of Brno, the pilot encountered engine problems and lost control of the aircraft that stalled and crashed in an open field locatede in Hladov, bursting into flames. Both passengers were killed instantly while the pilot was seriously injured. He died from his injuries a day later at hospital in Jihlava.
Crew:
Aimé Grasset, pilot.
Passengers:
Otakar Ludvig,
Franz Kaufmann.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Potez 7 in Prague

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1923
Type of aircraft:
Potez 7
Operator:
Registration:
F-FRAD
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Paris – Strasbourg – Prague – Warsaw
MSN:
109
YOM:
1920
Location:
Prague-Kbely
Prague (Hlavní mesto Praha)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff for unknown reasons. Occupant fate unknown.

Crash of an Aero A.10 in Prague

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1923
Type of aircraft:
Aero A.10
Operator:
Registration:
L-BALD
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Prague - Prague
MSN:
1
YOM:
1922
Location:
Prague-Kbely
Prague (Hlavní mesto Praha)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Prague-Kbely on a local training flight to prepare the crew to the first 'Air Speed Race'. On board were six soldiers and two crew members. After takeoff, while climbing, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an open field. All eight occupants evacuated with minor injuries while the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Cpt V. Černý + one mechanic.

Crash of a Potez 7 in Trutnow: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1922 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Potez 7
Operator:
Registration:
F-FRAV
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Prague - Warsaw
MSN:
133
YOM:
1920
Location:
Trutnow
Central Bohemian Region (Stredočesky kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The aircraft was performing a regular schedule service from Prague to Warsaw. It departed Prague-Kbely Airport at 1133LT with one passenger and one pilot on board. About 30 minutes into the flight, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was poor due to low clouds and fog. Apparently lost, the pilot failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the aircraft struck a tree and crashed in a wooded area located near Trutnow, in the Central Bohemia Region. Both occupants were killed, among them the Russian pilot Pavel Vladimirovitch Argeyev.
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