Budapest – Prague

On December 23, 1954 at 02:30 PM, Budapest – Prague experienced a crash involving Lisunov LI-2, operated by Malév Hungarian Airlines - Magyar Légiközlekedési Vallalat, with the event recorded near Bratronov Pardubice Region (Pardubický kraj).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

19 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 19 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 14, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. En route from Budapest to Prague, the crew encountered icing conditions and subsequently some difficulties. The captain decided to reduce his altitude and attempted an emergency landing near Bratronov, south of Pardubice. The aircraft belly landed in a snow covered field and slid for dozen yards before coming to rest with its left engine sheared off. All 19 occupants were uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration HA-LII, MSN 184 270 06, year of manufacture 1951.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.8392°, 15.8342°.