Warsaw – Kraków
Flight / Schedule
Warsaw – Kraków
Aircraft
Lisunov LI-2Registration
SP-LAH
MSN
184 232 01
Year of Manufacture
1951
Date
March 19, 1954 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Gruszowiec Lesser Poland Voivodeship (Malopolskie)
Region
Europe • Poland
Coordinates
49.7051°, 20.2005°
Crash Cause
Other causes
Narrative Report
On March 19, 1954 at 12:00 AM, Warsaw – Kraków experienced a crash involving Lisunov LI-2, operated by LOT Polish Airlines - Polskie Linie Lotnicze, with the event recorded near Gruszowiec Lesser Poland Voivodeship (Malopolskie).
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
23 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 22 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 4.3%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 20, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is other causes. Enroute from Warsaw to Kraków, weather conditions worsened and the crew was unable to locate his position due to thick fog and the failure of the Dabrowa Tarnowska radio beacon. In such conditions, the aircraft deviated from the prescribed flight path following navigation errors on part of the crew. While cruising at an altitude of 950 meters and at a speed of 240 km/h, the aircraft hit trees and crashed in a snow covered forest located on the slope of Mt Cwiklina (1,060 meters high). A passenger was killed while 22 other occupants were injured.
Aircraft reference details include registration SP-LAH, MSN 184 232 01, year of manufacture 1951.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.7051°, 20.2005°.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
0
Passengers
1
Other
0
Crash Summary
Enroute from Warsaw to Kraków, weather conditions worsened and the crew was unable to locate his position due to thick fog and the failure of the Dabrowa Tarnowska radio beacon. In such conditions, the aircraft deviated from the prescribed flight path following navigation errors on part of the crew. While cruising at an altitude of 950 meters and at a speed of 240 km/h, the aircraft hit trees and crashed in a snow covered forest located on the slope of Mt Cwiklina (1,060 meters high). A passenger was killed while 22 other occupants were injured.
Cause: Other causes
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
20
Estimated Survivors
22
Fatality Rate
4.3%
Known people on board: 23
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Warsaw – Kraków
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Europe • Poland
Aircraft Details
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