Prague – Kassel – Rotterdam

On May 9, 1929 at 11:47 AM, Prague – Kassel – Rotterdam experienced a crash involving Avia BH-25, operated by Ceskoslovenska Letecka Spolecnost - CLS, with the event recorded near Kassel Hesse.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. While descending to Kassel Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility. At a height of 400 metres, the single engine impacted a wooded hill located in the Riedforst forest, southeast of Kassel. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupant were killed. Crew: Ulrich Leitkap, pilot, Josef Holik, mechanic. Passenger: Franz Peters.

Aircraft reference details include registration L-BABD, MSN 4, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.2897°, 9.5726°.