Bratislava – Brno

On October 10, 1962 at 08:57 AM, Bratislava – Brno experienced a crash involving Avia 14, operated by CSA Czech Airlines - Ceskoslovenské Státní Aerolinie, with the event recorded near Brno-Turany South Moravian Region (Jihomoravský kraj).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

42 people were known to be on board, 13 fatalities were recorded, 29 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 31.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 38, passenger fatalities: 10, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The approach to Brno was started in limited visibility due to marginal weather conditions. On final, the airplane struck the top of a hill and crashed by a house located near the village of Slavkov, about 6 km from the runway 28 threshold. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and three crew members and ten passengers were killed, the rest of the occupants were injured, some of them seriously.

Aircraft reference details include registration OK-MCT, MSN 908 071 03, year of manufacture 1958.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.1525°, 16.6901°.