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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 a Junkers JU.88A-1 near Lake Prášil: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
CO+ON
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
0089
Location:
Lake Prášil
Plzeň Region (Plzeňský 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 crashed in unknown circumstances in a wooded area located near Lake Prášil, near the border with Germany. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Junkers JU.86 in Litice

Date & Time: May 26, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.86
Operator:
Registration:
??+NO
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
4033
Location:
Litice
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:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training mission when an apparent fuel exhaustion forced the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in an open field located in Litice, southwest of Plzeň. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all three crew members escaped uninjured.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Wibault 283.T12 in Kašperské Hory: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 24, 1937 at 1729 LT
Type of aircraft:
Wibault 282/283
Operator:
Registration:
F-AMYD
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Bucharest – Vienna – Prague – Paris
MSN:
11
YOM:
1934
Location:
Kašperské Hory
Plzeň Region (Plzeňský kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The three engine aircraft departed Vienna-Schwechat Airport at 1555LT bound for Prague. Approaching the Czech capital city, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and was instructed by ATC to return to Vienna. Few minutes later, the crew decided to initiate a descent but did not realize he was off course by 120 km. While descending in low visibility, at an altitude of some 700 metres, the aircraft impacted trees and crashed in a snowy forest located on the north slope of Mt Hut'ska. The wreckage was found a day later in 60 cm of snow. The aircraft named 'Le Glorieux' was totally destroyed and all three occupants were killed.
Crew:
Frantisek Lehky, pilot,
Pierre Astruc, radio navigator.
Passenger:
Karel Flanderka.
Probable cause:
According to the authorities, the accident was caused by the combination of the following factors:
- Poor weather conditions,
- Low visibility,
- Failure of the direction finding equipment,
- Erroneous tracking calculation on part of the crew,
- Incomplete instructions transmitted by ATC based in Prague.

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.
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