Hradec Králové - Hradec Králové
Flight / Schedule
Hradec Králové - Hradec Králové
Aircraft
Aero C-3ARegistration
AK-4
MSN
384
Date
March 18, 1954 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Hradec Králové Hradec Králové Region (Královéhradecký kraj)
Region
Europe • Czech Republic
Coordinates
50.5625°, 15.9215°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On March 18, 1954 at 12:00 AM, Hradec Králové - Hradec Králové experienced a crash involving Aero C-3A, operated by Czech Air Force - Ceské Vojenské Letectvo, with the event recorded near Hradec Králové Hradec Králové Region (Královéhradecký kraj).
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
4 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 75.0%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. 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.
Aircraft reference details include registration AK-4, MSN 384.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.5625°, 15.9215°.
Fatalities
Total
3
Crew
3
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
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.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
1
Fatality Rate
75.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Hradec Králové - Hradec Králové
Flight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Europe • Czech Republic
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