Warsaw – Szczecin
Flight / Schedule
Warsaw – Szczecin
Aircraft
Antonov AN-24Registration
012
MSN
97305702
Year of Manufacture
1969
Date
February 28, 1973 at 10:52 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Szczecin-Goleniów West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Zachodniopomorskie)
Region
Europe • Poland
Coordinates
53.3632°, 14.5796°
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
On February 28, 1973 at 10:52 PM, Warsaw – Szczecin experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-24, operated by Polish Air Force - Polska Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony Powietrznej, with the event recorded near Szczecin-Goleniów West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Zachodniopomorskie).
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
18 people were known to be on board, 18 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 13, passenger fatalities: 13, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is weather. Following an uneventful flight from Warsaw, the crew started the approach to Szczecin-Goleniów Airport by night and relative good weather conditions. On final, the airplane lost height, struck trees and crashed in flames in a wooded area located few dozen meters short of runway threshold. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 18 occupants were killed, among them the Polish Minister of the Interior Wieslaw Ociepka and the Czechoslovak Minister of the Interior Radko Kaska. Accompanied by a delegation of their respective ministry, they were en route to Szczecin to visit sea port installations. Crew: Maj Edward Jedynak, pilot, Cpt Kazimierz Marczak, pilot, Cpt Daniel Sterna, navigator, Cpt Janusz Glówka, Sgt Tadeusz Blazejczyk. Passengers (Polish Ministry of the Interior): Wieslaw Ociepka, Minister, Col Czeslaw Karski, Col Wieslaw Zajda, Maj Wlodzimierz Strzelecki, Maj Mieczyslaw Szumowski, Wlodzimierz Andrzej Wulkiewicz, Mikolaj Stefan Tomala. Passengers (Czechoslovak Ministry of the Interior): Radko Kaska, Minister, Michal Kudzej, Col Jaroslav Klíma, Lt Col Ladislav Hužvík, Maj Olga Merunová, Antonín Dufek.
Aircraft reference details include registration 012, MSN 97305702, year of manufacture 1969.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.3632°, 14.5796°.
Fatalities
Total
18
Crew
5
Passengers
13
Other
0
Crash Summary
Following an uneventful flight from Warsaw, the crew started the approach to Szczecin-Goleniów Airport by night and relative good weather conditions. On final, the airplane lost height, struck trees and crashed in flames in a wooded area located few dozen meters short of runway threshold. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 18 occupants were killed, among them the Polish Minister of the Interior Wieslaw Ociepka and the Czechoslovak Minister of the Interior Radko Kaska. Accompanied by a delegation of their respective ministry, they were en route to Szczecin to visit sea port installations. Crew: Maj Edward Jedynak, pilot, Cpt Kazimierz Marczak, pilot, Cpt Daniel Sterna, navigator, Cpt Janusz Glówka, Sgt Tadeusz Blazejczyk. Passengers (Polish Ministry of the Interior): Wieslaw Ociepka, Minister, Col Czeslaw Karski, Col Wieslaw Zajda, Maj Wlodzimierz Strzelecki, Maj Mieczyslaw Szumowski, Wlodzimierz Andrzej Wulkiewicz, Mikolaj Stefan Tomala. Passengers (Czechoslovak Ministry of the Interior): Radko Kaska, Minister, Michal Kudzej, Col Jaroslav Klíma, Lt Col Ladislav Hužvík, Maj Olga Merunová, Antonín Dufek.
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
5
Passengers On Board
13
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 18
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Warsaw – Szczecin
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Europe • Poland
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