Zurich – Prague

On November 24, 1956 at 06:20 PM, Zurich – Prague experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-12, operated by CSA Czech Airlines - Ceskoslovenské Státní Aerolinie, with the event recorded near Eglisau Zurich.

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

23 people were known to be on board, 23 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 18, passenger fatalities: 18, other fatalities: 0.

After takeoff from Zurich-Kloten Airport, while climbing by night, the airplane went out of control and crashed nose first in a field located in Eglisau, about 12 km north of the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 23 occupants have been killed. A crater of 10 meters width and three meters depth was found at the point of impact.

Aircraft reference details include registration OK-DBP, MSN 9 301 35 17, year of manufacture 1949.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.5733°, 8.5240°.