Vienna – Budapest
Flight / Schedule
Vienna – Budapest
Aircraft
Fokker F3Registration
H-MABC
MSN
1604
Year of Manufacture
1922
Date
May 18, 1929 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Tököl Pest
Region
Europe • Hungary
Coordinates
47.2816°, 18.9977°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On May 18, 1929 at 12:00 AM, Vienna – Budapest experienced a crash involving Fokker F3, operated by Malert - Magyar-Szoviet Legiforgalmi Tarseaag, with the event recorded near Tököl Pest.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. While approaching Budapest following a flight from Vienna, the pilot lost control of the airplane after a wing failed. The aircraft dove into the ground and crashed on Csepel Island, south of Budapest. Both occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration H-MABC, MSN 1604, year of manufacture 1922.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.2816°, 18.9977°.
Fatalities
Total
2
Crew
1
Passengers
1
Other
0
Crash Summary
While approaching Budapest following a flight from Vienna, the pilot lost control of the airplane after a wing failed. The aircraft dove into the ground and crashed on Csepel Island, south of Budapest. Both occupants were killed.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
1
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 2
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Vienna – Budapest
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Hungary