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Crash of an Aero DH.50A in Golčův Jeníkov

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L-BAHF
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Brno - Prague
MSN:
6
YOM:
1926
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Brno to Prague, the pilot encountered technical problems and attempted an emergency landing in Golčův Jeníkov. Aircraft was damaged beyond repair but all four occupants escaped unhurt.

Crash of an Aero A.10 in Prague: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 10, 1924
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L-BALA
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Prague - Prague
MSN:
5
YOM:
1922
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight at Prague-Kbely Airport. Three minutes after takeoff, the engine failed and the oil tank ruptured. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a grassy area near the airfield. While the pilot was injured, a woman who was mowing the lawn was killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Potez 9 in Hladov: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1924 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-ADBC
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Vienna - Prague
MSN:
157
YOM:
1921
Region:
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:
Operator:
Registration:
F-FRAD
Flight Phase:
Schedule:
Paris – Strasbourg – Prague – Warsaw
MSN:
109
YOM:
1920
Region:
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:
Operator:
Registration:
L-BALD
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Prague - Prague
MSN:
1
YOM:
1922
Region:
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:
Operator:
Registration:
F-FRAV
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Prague - Warsaw
MSN:
133
YOM:
1920
Region:
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.