Crash of a Heinkel He.111B in Kal: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1941 at 1100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
DA+BA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Prague - Prague
MSN:
1162
YOM:
1936
Location:
Kal
Hradec Králové Region (Královéhradecký kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Prague-Kbely Airport on a training exercise. En route, the crew encountered technical problems and the pilot was apparently attempting an emergency landing when the airplane impacted trees and crashed, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Letov Š-32 in Karlovy Vary: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1934 at 1155 LT
Type of aircraft:
Letov S-32
Operator:
Registration:
OK-ADB
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Prague - Karlovy Vary
MSN:
2
YOM:
1934
Location:
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary Region (Karlovarský kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
On final approach to Karlovy Vary, at a height of 100 metres, one of the stabilizer detached. The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed short of runway. Three passengers were injured while both pilots and a passenger, the Austrian Actor Max Pallenberg, were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control on final approach following the loss of a stabilizer.

Crash of a Ford 5 in Jihlava: 12 killed

Date & Time: Aug 22, 1930 at 1545 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ford 5
Operator:
Registration:
OK-FOR
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Prague – Brno – Bratislava
MSN:
5-AT-050
YOM:
1929
Location:
Jihlava
Vysočina Region (Vysočina)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Captain / Total flying hours:
3000
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Prague-Kbely Airport at 1505LT on a flight to Bratislava with an intermediate stop in Brno. While cruising at a height of 700 metres, weather conditions worsened and the captain decided first to reduce his altitude. Shortly later, he realized the weather conditions were becoming worse and worse with thunderstorm activity. Due to low visibility, he decided to make a 180 turn to go back to Prague. While flying at a height estimated between 15 and 20 metres in limited visibility, he saw the chimney of a brickwork and made a sharp turn to the left to avoid the collision. Doing so, the aircraft stalled and hit the roof of a farmhouse then crashed half in a garden. While a passenger (Professor Vojtěch Kraus) was seriously injured, all 12 other occupants were killed. Up to date, this accident was considered as the worst involving CSA Czech Airlines since its creation in 1923.
Crew:
Josef Sedlář, pilot,
Josef Trafina, mechanic.
Passengers:
Ing. Mirko Káš,
Ing. Vojtěch Jokl,
Anton Müller,
Vladislaw Müller,
Rudolf Vonka,
Boh. Jarolímek,
Ing. Bernard Eimann,
Judr. Anton Hamrle,
Prof. Vojtěch Kraus,
Marie Rybníčková,
Mr. Lowenstein.

Crash of an Avia BH.25J near Kassel: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 1929 at 1147 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avia BH-25
Operator:
Registration:
L-BABD
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Prague – Kassel – Rotterdam
MSN:
4
YOM:
1928
Location:
Kassel
Hesse
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While descending to Kassel Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility. At a height of 400 metres, the single engine impacted a wooded hill located in the Riedforst forest, southeast of Kassel. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupant were killed.
Crew:
Ulrich Leitkap, pilot,
Josef Holik, mechanic.
Passenger:
Franz Peters.

Crash of a Blériot Spad 66 in Královec: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 5, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Blériot Spad 66
Operator:
Registration:
F-AEBK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Prague - Warsaw
MSN:
3142.9
YOM:
1922
Location:
Královec
Hradec Králové Region (Královéhradecký kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While cruising at a height of about 50 metres, the engine failed. The pilot attempted to make an emergency landing when the airplane stalled and crashed in an open field located in Královec. The radio navigator was killed while the pilot was injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
František Lehký, pilot,
Franz Przybilski, radio navigator.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Caudron C.61 near Rosshaupt: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1926 at 1645 LT
Type of aircraft:
Caudron C.61
Operator:
Registration:
F-AFBT
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Paris – Strasbourg – Nuremberg – Prague – Budapest
MSN:
5/5307
YOM:
1923
Location:
Rozvadov
Plzeň Region (Plzeňský kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Nuremberg at 1600LT on a flight to Prague-Kbely Airport, carrying four passengers and two crew members. While overflying west of Bohemia, the pilot encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing. The aircraft impacted ground, crashed and came to rest upside down in an open field located in the village of Ströbl (Střeble), few km southwest of Russhaupt (Rozvadov). The mechanic was seriously injured while all five other occupants were killed, among them the French pilot Perrotey.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of an Aero DH.50A in Golčův Jeníkov

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Aero DH.50
Operator:
Registration:
L-BAHF
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Brno - Prague
MSN:
6
YOM:
1926
Location:
Golčův Jeníkov
Vysočina Region (Vysočina)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
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 a Blériot Spad 46 in Strasbourg

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1924 at 1245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Blériot Spad 46
Operator:
Registration:
F-AEGS
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Strasbourg - Prague
MSN:
30
YOM:
1922
Location:
Strasbourg-Neuhof
Bas-Rhin
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Strasbourg-Neuhof Airport at 1235 on a mail flight to Prague. About 10 minutes later, he encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crashed near a bridge spanning the Rhine and leading to Kehl. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure after takeoff.

Crash of a Blériot Spad 46 in Warsaw

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1924
Type of aircraft:
Blériot Spad 46
Operator:
Registration:
F-AEHU
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Prague - Warsaw
MSN:
3357.38
YOM:
1922
Location:
Warsaw
Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie)
Country:
Poland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing at Warsaw Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were injured.

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

Date & Time: Jun 10, 1924
Type of aircraft:
Aero A.10
Operator:
Registration:
L-BALA
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Prague - Prague
MSN:
5
YOM:
1922
Location:
Prague-Kbely
Prague (Hlavní mesto Praha)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
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.
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