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Ground accident of an Ilyushin II-12B in Prague

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-12
Operator:
Registration:
OK-CBF
Flight Phase:
Taxiing
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
8 301 29 16
YOM:
1949
Location:
Prague-Ruzyne
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:
While taxiing for takeoff, the aircraft hit an obstacle and came to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair and clean-up of register.
Probable cause:
Ground collision with an unknown obstacle.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-20-DK in Blansko: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
D-03
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Brno – Prague
MSN:
12948
YOM:
1944
Location:
Blansko
South Moravian Region (Jihomoravský kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Few minutes after its takeoff from Brno-Tuřany Airport, en route to Prague-Kbely Airport, the pilot-in-command lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a field located in Blansko, about 24 km north of Brno Airfield. All six crew members were killed, among them Cpt František Rezek.

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 a Douglas C-47A-15-DK on Mt Praděd: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 27, 1950 at 0731 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
OK-WDY
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Ostrava – Prague
MSN:
12725
YOM:
1944
Location:
Mt Praděd
Moravian-Silesian Region (Moravskoslezský kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
27
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
About thirty minutes after his departure from Ostrava Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with drizzle, low visibility and strong winds gusting to 90 km/h. While cruising at an altitude of 1,440 meters, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Praděd (1,491 meters high). The aircraft was destroyed and rescuers arrived on site few hours later. Three crew members and two passengers were killed.
Crew killed were:
Vaclav Soukup, pilot,
Augustin Korotvička, radio operator,
Richard Olšovský, flight engineer.
Passengers killed were:
Jan Kloda,
Ladislav Škrabálek.
Probable cause:
The accident was the result of a faulty navigation on part of the crew. Low visibility caused by poor weather conditions was considered as a contributory factor.

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 a Douglas C-47A-1-DK in Prague

Date & Time: Dec 3, 1948 at 1220 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
OK-WDC
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Amsterdam – Prague
MSN:
12176
YOM:
1944
Location:
Prague-Ruzyne
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:
On approach to Prague-Ruzyne Airport, when the aircraft broke through the clouds, it was deviated by 300 meters to the right of the runway centerline. Rather than making a go around, the pilot completed a steep turn to the left to join the runway but on final, the left wing hit the ground and the aircraft came to rest in a grassy area to the right of the runway. While all occupants escaped uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

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.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Plouznice: 13 killed

Date & Time: Nov 21, 1947 at 1800 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lisunov LI-2
Operator:
Registration:
YR-TAI
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bucharest – Prague
MSN:
184 235 09
YOM:
1946
Location:
Plouznice
Liberec Region (Liberecký kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
21
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Circumstances:
Enroute from Bucharest to Prague, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds. The pilot lost his orientation due to fog and decided to reduce his altitude to establish a visual contact with the ground when the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a dense wooded area. Thirteen passengers were rescued, among them Arel Grigoresco, ambassador of Romania in Prague, while thirteen other occupants were killed, among them all five crew members.
Probable cause:
Due to poor weather conditions, the crew decided to fly at an insufficient altitude, neglecting navigational rules. It appears that radio failed in flight, which was considered as a contributory factor.
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