Hradec Králové - Hradec Králové

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°.