Czech Air Force - Ceské Vojenské Letectvo

Avia 14

Crashed on takeoff at Brno-Cernovice Airport for unknown reasons. There were no casualties.

Avia 14

The airplane departed Brno at 0704LT with a crew of five and 18 passengers on board, bound for Hungary. Following an uneventful flight at an altitude of 2,750 meters, the crew started the descent to the airbase of Szentkirályszabadja located southeast of Veszprém when he was informed by ATC that the visibility was limited to 1,000 meters at destination due to fog. The captain informed the rest of the crew he would continue the approach until the minimum altitude of 100 meters and will perform a go-around manoeuvre in case he would not have the runway in sight. On final approach, the visibility decreased to 500 meters and the pilot-in-command realized that the radio-altimeter showed 20 meters so he decided to make a go around when the airplane struck the ground 500 meters short of runway 34 threshold. The airplane bounced and then crashed in flames 200 meters further. All 23 occupants were injured and evacuated, four of them seriously. Few hours later, the radio operator died from his injuries. Crew: Maj Oldrich Prchal, pilot, Maj František Kána, copilot, Maj Antonín Pisklák, flight engineer, Lt Jan Hynšt, radio operator, † Maj Vlastimil Palán, technician. Source: www.leteckabadatelna.cz/havarie-a-sestrely/detail/636/

Avia 14

The crew was performing a flight from Prerov to Ostrava with an intermediate stop at Hranice. While approaching Ostrava-Mošnov Airport, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to fog. The airplane was too low, struck trees and crashed in flames in a prairie located in Hurka, about 15 km southwest of the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and all 10 occupants were killed. Crew: Maj Emanuel Mikšìk, Cpt František Teply, Cpt Jirí Juštìk, Cpt Bohuslav Janke, Cpt Karel Sehnal, Cpt Josef Hrabiš, Lt Ladislav Antoš, Lt Zbynek Flek, Lt Jan Sklenàr, Cpl Antonín Šìda.

Avia 14

The crew was performing a training mission from Prerov to Trnava with intermediate stops at Uherské Hradište, Pieštany and Levice. The twin engine aircraft departed Uherské Hradište-Kunovice at 0827LT bound to the west. Six minutes later, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds and a visibility limited to 100 meters. Flying too low, the airplane hit tree tops and crashed in flames in a wooded area located 13 km southwest of Kromeríž. The airplane was totally destroyed and all seven crew members were killed. Crew: Cpt Milan Blažícek, pilot, Lt Jindrich Konecný, navigátor, Cpt Luboš Retr, radio operator, Lt František Marecek, board technician, Lt Zdenek Bartoš, radio operator, Lt Miloslav Šolc, survey officer, Cpt Ludvík Prokop, instructor. Source: http://www.leteckabadatelna.cz/havarie-a-sestrely/detail/495/

Aero C-3A

The crew (two pilots, one radio operator and one instructor) were engaged in a local training sortie at Hradec Králové Airport. While cruising at an altitude of about 200 meters, the left engine failed. The crew elected to return for an emergency landing when completing a last turn to the right, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a field located in Rusek, east of the Airfield. The radio operator was seriously injured while three other occupants were killed.

Aero C-3A

The crew was returning to Hradcany AFB following a night bombing exercise. On final, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances few km from the airfield. Two crew members were killed while the third occupant was injured.

Aero C-3A

During the takeoff roll on runway 27, the aircraft reached the speed of 140-150 km/h when the pilot started the rotation. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of about 30 feet, the aircraft turned slightly to the right and it is believed that the right engine lost power. The pilot-in-command made a turn to the left, raised the flaps and nosed down to gain speed that increased up to 200 km/h when the aircraft hit the ground and eventually crashed in a field. While all three crew members were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Crew: Lt Ernest Trabatický 2.

Aero C-3A

The crew left Hradcany AFB at 2147LT for a local training flight with two other Aero C.3. While flying at an altitude of 1,000 meters, the right engine lost power. The captain activated the fuel pump when a fire erupted. He descended to the altitude of 400 meters when both other crew members bailed out. Sole on board, the pilot tried to land on runway 09 but on final approach, the aircraft hit trees and crashed in flames in a field short of runway 09 threshold. The pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed by fire. Both other crew members were unhurt. Crew: Maj Jan Kopecný, † Cpt Miroslav Korínek, Lt Miroslav Hladník.

Aero C-3A

While flying at low height in poor weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a snow covered and wooded area. Three crew members were killed while three others were injured. Those killed were: Jaromír Šimecek, pilot, František Hrubý, Jaromír Caja.

Aero C-3A

Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all three occupants.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Few minutes after its takeoff from Brno-Turany 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.

Aero C-3A

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.

Aero C-3A

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 Prostejov 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 Jaromerice while S-15 crashed in a wooded area located on km southwest of Jevícko. All 14 crew members on both aircraft were killed. Crew: Jiri Kolar, Jan Pavlicek, František Hoffmann, Jan Machalek, František Kral, Bartolomiew Jurec, Zdenek Kolacek.

Aero C-3A

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 Prostejov 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 Jaromerice while S-15 crashed in a wooded area located on km southwest of Jevícko. All 14 crew members on both aircraft were killed. Crew: Leopold Margetin, Jindrich Gubarjev, Miroslav Tucek, Antonin Beneš, Rudolf Durco, František Drgon, Josef Danek.

Aero C-3A

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 Ješted 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.