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Crash of an Aero C.3B in Oprechtice: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1951 at 1900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Aero C-3A
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
428
Location:
Oprechtice
Plzeň Region (Plzeňský kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field located in Oprechtice. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Jaroslav Dovrtěl,
Jaroslav Vopálecký,
Otto Čapek.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine in flight.

Crash of an Aero C.3B in Malacky-Kuchyňa AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 18, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Aero C-3A
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Malacky-Kuchyňa - Malacky-Kuchyňa
Location:
Malacky-Kuchyňa AFB
Bratislava Region
Country:
Slovakia
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Kuchyňa, near the Malacky-Kuchyňa AFB, killing all three crew members.

Crash of an Aero C.3B in Třemošnice: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1949 at 1540 LT
Type of aircraft:
Aero C-3A
Operator:
Registration:
UB-1
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Prostějov – Prague
MSN:
408
Location:
Třemošnice
Pardubice Region (Pardubický kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route, weather conditions worsened and the pilot-in-command decided to reduce his altitude in an attempt to maintain a visual contact with the ground when the airplane hit trees and crashed in a dense wooded area. Three crew members were injured while the pilot, Cpt Antonín Ocelka, was killed.

Crash of an Aero C.3A in Jevíčko: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1949 at 2323 LT
Type of aircraft:
Aero C-3A
Operator:
Registration:
S-15
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Prostějov – Chrudim
MSN:
350
Location:
Jevíčko
Pardubice Region (Pardubický kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew completed several maneuvers during the day, taking part to a training mission combined with a second Czech Air Force Aero C.3 registered S-11 and carrying a crew of seven as well. In the afternoon, both crew were instructed to stay at Prostějov due to poor weather conditions. At 2230LT, the headquarter informed both crew they were able to fly back to Chrudim as the weather improved. En route, both airplanes went out of control and crashed in the same time. S-11 crashed in a field northwest of Jaroměřice while S-15 crashed in a wooded area located on km southwest of Jevíčko. All 14 crew members on both aircraft were killed.
Crew:
Jiři Kolař,
Jan Pavliček,
František Hoffmann,
Jan Machalek,
František Kral,
Bartolomiew Jurec,
Zděnek Kolaček.
Probable cause:
At the time of the accident, weather conditions were marginal with the presence of a cold front. Both aircraft went out of control at the same time, apparently due to downdraft, turbulences or weather factors. According to the Czech Authorities, it seems unlikely that the fall of both aircraft is the consequence of a collision in flight. Analysis on S-15 revealed that the aircraft hit the ground at high speed, nose first (angle down to 75°) without its left wing.

Crash of an Aero C.3A in Jaroměřice: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1949 at 2323 LT
Type of aircraft:
Aero C-3A
Operator:
Registration:
S-11
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Prostějov – Chrudim
MSN:
328
Location:
Jaroměřice
Pardubice Region (Pardubický kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew completed several maneuvers during the day, taking part to a training mission combined with a second Czech Air Force Aero C.3 registered S-15 and carrying a crew of seven as well. In the afternoon, both crew were instructed to stay at Prostějov due to poor weather conditions. At 2230LT, the headquarter informed both crew they were able to fly back to Chrudim as the weather improved. En route, both airplanes went out of control and crashed in the same time. S-11 crashed in a field northwest of Jaroměřice while S-15 crashed in a wooded area located on km southwest of Jevíčko. All 14 crew members on both aircraft were killed.
Crew:
Leopold Margetin,
Jindřich Gubarjev,
Miroslav Tuček,
Antonin Beneš,
Rudolf Ďurčo,
František Drgoň,
Josef Daněk.
Probable cause:
At the time of the accident, weather conditions were marginal with the presence of a cold front. Both aircraft went out of control at the same time, apparently due to downdraft, turbulences or weather factors. According to the Czech Authorities, it seems unlikely that the fall of both aircraft is the consequence of a collision in flight. Analysis on S-15 revealed that the aircraft hit the ground at high speed, nose first (angle down to 75°) without its left wing.

Crash of an Aero C.3A near Liberec: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Aero C-3A
Operator:
Registration:
D-78
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Prague - Liberec
MSN:
233
Location:
Liberec
Liberec Region (Liberecký kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Prague-Kbely Airport in the early morning with a crew of three and three engineers on board, bound for Liberec where they should take part to a meeting. While descending to Liberec in poor weather conditions (heavy rain falls), the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Ještěd few meters below the top and came to rest in flames. Two passengers were seriously injured and evacuated to a local hospital while four other occupants were killed. Six days later, one of the survivor died from his injuries. The visibility was very limited due to heavy rain falls and low ceiling.
Crew:
Václav Barborka, pilot,
Jan Padouch, radio operator,
Josef Kroulík, navigator.
Passengers:
Antonín Husník (survived but died 6 days later),
Vladimír Karmazín, killed,
Václav Brabec, survived.
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