Prague – Zurich – Rabat – Dakar – Conakry – Bamako
Flight / Schedule
Prague – Zurich – Rabat – Dakar – Conakry – Bamako
Aircraft
Ilyushin II-18Registration
OK-OAD
MSN
180 0021 02
Year of Manufacture
1960
Date
March 28, 1961 at 08:09 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Forchheim Bavaria
Region
Europe • Germany
Coordinates
49.6962°, 11.0558°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
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°.
Fatalities
Total
52
Crew
8
Passengers
44
Other
0
Crash Summary
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.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
8
Passengers On Board
44
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 52
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Prague – Zurich – Rabat – Dakar – Conakry – Bamako
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Germany
Aircraft Details
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