Budapest - Budapest
Flight / Schedule
Budapest - Budapest
Aircraft
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)Registration
HA-TSA
MSN
20492
Year of Manufacture
1944
Date
August 6, 1961 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
City
Crash Location
Budapest Budapest City District
Region
Europe • Hungary
Coordinates
47.5132°, 19.0837°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On August 6, 1961 at 12:00 AM, Budapest - Budapest experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Malév Hungarian Airlines - Magyar Légiközlekedési Vallalat, with the event recorded near Budapest Budapest City District.
The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a city crash site.
27 people were known to be on board, 30 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 111.1%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 23, passenger fatalities: 23, other fatalities: 3.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was completing a local sightseeing flight over Budapest when descending to Ferihegy Airport, the airplane crashed onto a building and was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. All 27 occupants and three people on the ground were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration HA-TSA, MSN 20492, year of manufacture 1944.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.5132°, 19.0837°.
Fatalities
Total
30
Crew
4
Passengers
23
Other
3
Crash Summary
The aircraft was completing a local sightseeing flight over Budapest when descending to Ferihegy Airport, the airplane crashed onto a building and was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. All 27 occupants and three people on the ground were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
23
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
111.1%
Known people on board: 27
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Budapest - Budapest
Flight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
City
Region / Country
Europe • Hungary
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