Air Service Hungary - Repülögépes Szolgalat Allami Vallat

PZL-Mielec AN-2

The single engine aircraft departed Berlin on July 26, taking part to an international Rally to Sydney, Australia. Already 40 en route stops were completed and few minutes after his departure from Bima Airstrip, the crew encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed near Bayan, Lombok. All seven occupants escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

PZL-Mielec AN-2

The crew was completing a spraying mission in Jászjákóhalma when the engine failed in flight. The crew attempted to make an emergency landing when the aircraft collided with trees and crashed. Both occupants were injured.

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Crashed in unknown circumstances. There were no casualties. The exact date of the accident is unknown, somewhere in 1988.

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After takeoff from Mezokövesd Airport, while flying at low height, the single engine airplane struck a utility pole and crashed in a wooded area located in Mezonyárád, about 4 km northeast of the airfield. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

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After takeoff from Szarvas-Káka Airfield, while climbing to a height of 7-10 meters, the single engine aircraft banked left then nosed down and crashed about 300 metres from the runway end, bursting into flames. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

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Operated by Air Service Hungary (Repülögépes Szolgalat Allami Vallat), the aircraft was completing a special flight from Budaörs to Dunakeszi, carrying two pilots and seven passengers on behalf of the Hungarian Aerobatic Club (Magyar Honvédelmi Szövetség – MHSZ). While flying in limited visibility due to marginal weather conditions, the single engine airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in Hármashatárhegy, in the north suburb of Budapest. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all nine occupants were killed.

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En route, weather conditions worsened with low ceiling and reduced visibility due to fog, forcing the crew to return to his departure point. While cruising at low height, the crew initiated a right turn when the right wing tip struck the ground, causing the aircraft to crash, bursting into flames. Both crew members were killed.

Let L-410

The twin engine airplane departed Budaörs Airport in the morning on an aerial photography mission over the region with two photographers and two pilots on board. The airplane flew at an altitude of 5,000 meters then the crew descended to 3,000 and 1,500 meters. He was informed by ATC about skydiving operations in the area and while approaching Lake Balaton, the captain reduced his altitude to minimums. At a height of about one meter, the gear struck the water surface and the airplane crashed into the lake and sank about 1,500 meters offshore. Three occupants were rescued while the copilot was killed. The wreckage was recovered a day later.