Warsaw - Warsaw

The crew was conducting a local training mission at Warsaw-Okecie Airport. On final approach, the four engine aircraft went out of control, stalled and crashed in a field short of runway. All four crew members were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Flight / Schedule

Warsaw - Warsaw

Aircraft

Convair CV-240

Registration

SP-LPB

MSN

155

Year of Manufacture

1949

Date

April 11, 1958 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Warsaw-Okecie-Frederic Chopin Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie)

Region

Europe • Poland

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On April 11, 1958 at 12:00 AM, Warsaw - Warsaw experienced a crash involving Convair CV-240, operated by LOT Polish Airlines - Polskie Linie Lotnicze, with the event recorded near Warsaw-Okecie-Frederic Chopin Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie).

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was conducting a local training mission at Warsaw-Okecie Airport. On final approach, the four engine aircraft went out of control, stalled and crashed in a field short of runway. All four crew members were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration SP-LPB, MSN 155, year of manufacture 1949.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew was conducting a local training mission at Warsaw-Okecie Airport. On final approach, the four engine aircraft went out of control, stalled and crashed in a field short of runway. All four crew members were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

4

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

4

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 4

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Warsaw - Warsaw

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

Europe • Poland

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Convair CV-240

Registration

SP-LPB

MSN

155

Year of Manufacture

1949