Prague – Zurich – Rabat – Dakar – Conakry – Bamako

On March 28, 1961 at 08:09 PM, Prague – Zurich – Rabat – Dakar – Conakry – Bamako experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-18, operated by CSA Czech Airlines - Ceskoslovenské Státní Aerolinie, with the event recorded near Forchheim Bavaria.

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

52 people were known to be on board, 52 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 44, passenger fatalities: 44, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While cruising at an altitude of 20,000 feet over Bavaria, the four engine aircraft disappeared from radar screens at 2009LT and crashed in a field located near Forchheim, north of Nuremberg. The crew was unable to send any distress call prior to the crash. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all 52 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration OK-OAD, MSN 180 0021 02, year of manufacture 1960.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.6962°, 11.0558°.