Country
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Prague (Hlavní mesto Praha)
Crash of a Tupolev TU-134A in Prague
Date & Time:
Oct 11, 1988
Operator:
Registration:
OK-AFB
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1 35 14 10
YOM:
1971
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
21793
Aircraft flight cycles:
20131
Circumstances:
Landed hard at Prague-Ruzyne Airport and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.
Crash of a Tupolev TU-154B in Prague
Date & Time:
Oct 21, 1981
Operator:
Registration:
HA-LCF
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Amsterdam - Prague - Budapest
MSN:
75A126
YOM:
1976
Flight number:
MA641
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
75
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
8983
Aircraft flight cycles:
5642
Circumstances:
The descent to Prague-Ruzyne Airport was completed in marginal weather conditions with limited visibility. On final approach the airplane was too high on the glide and the crew decided to continue. At a height of about 5 meters, the crew deployed de spoilers and reduced the engine power, causing the airplane to descent abruptly. It struck the runway surface with a positive acceleration of 4 g and broke in two before coming to rest in the center of the runway. All 81 occupants were evacuated, among them 40 were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Wrong approach configuration on part of the flying crew who decided to continue the approach, against published procedures. The captain failed to initiate a go-around maneuver.
Crash of a Tupolev TU-134A in Prague
Date & Time:
Jan 2, 1977
Operator:
Registration:
OK-CFD
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Leningrad - Prague
MSN:
2 35 15 05
YOM:
1972
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
42
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Prague-Ruzyne Airport in limited visibility, the crew was cleared to land. Upon landing, the Tupolev collided with a CSA Ilyushin II-18V registered OK-NAA. With six crew members on board, the II-18 was just cleared to line up for takeoff. While the II-18 was slightly damaged, the TU-134 veered off runway, lost its undercarriage and came to rest in a snow covered field. All 48 occupants were evacuated safely, four of them were injured.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the air traffic controller based in the tower just cleared the crew of the II-18 to line up on the same runway where the crew of the TU-134 was cleared to land few seconds earlier. The separation time was insufficient. The lack of visibility was considered as a contributing factor as both crew failed to see each other.
Crash of a Douglas DC-9-32 in Prague: 75 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 30, 1975 at 0920 LT
Operator:
Registration:
YU-AJO
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tivat - Prague
MSN:
47457/620
YOM:
1971
Flight number:
JP450
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
115
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
75
Circumstances:
While descending to Prague-Ruzyne Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with fog, rain and a visibility limited to 1,500 meters. The crew passed below the MDA and the aircraft entered the Vltava Valley when the captain decided to gain height and increased engine power. The airplane struck tree tops and crashed in a residential area (houses and gardens) located about 8 km short of runway. 45 people were injured, among them a crew member, while 75 other occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the ILS system was inoperative.
Probable cause:
The crew descended below the MDA in foggy conditions until the airplane struck obstacles and crashed.
