Prerov – Uherské Hradište – Pieštany – Levice – Trnava

On March 30, 1960 at 08:33 AM, Prerov – Uherské Hradište – Pieštany – Levice – Trnava experienced a crash involving Avia 14, operated by Czech Air Force - Ceské Vojenské Letectvo, with the event recorded near Kromeríž Zlín Region (Zlínský kraj).

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

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was performing a training mission from Prerov to Trnava with intermediate stops at Uherské Hradište, Pieštany and Levice. The twin engine aircraft departed Uherské Hradište-Kunovice at 0827LT bound to the west. Six minutes later, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds and a visibility limited to 100 meters. Flying too low, the airplane hit tree tops and crashed in flames in a wooded area located 13 km southwest of Kromeríž. The airplane was totally destroyed and all seven crew members were killed. Crew: Cpt Milan Blažícek, pilot, Lt Jindrich Konecný, navigátor, Cpt Luboš Retr, radio operator, Lt František Marecek, board technician, Lt Zdenek Bartoš, radio operator, Lt Miloslav Šolc, survey officer, Cpt Ludvík Prokop, instructor. Source: http://www.leteckabadatelna.cz/havarie-a-sestrely/detail/495/

Aircraft reference details include registration 3149, MSN 172 913149, year of manufacture 1959.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.3240°, 17.5822°.