Brno – Szentkirályszabadja
Flight / Schedule
Brno – Szentkirályszabadja
Aircraft
Avia 14Registration
3155
MSN
178 013 155
Year of Manufacture
1960
Date
September 29, 1973 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Szentkirályszabadja AFB Veszprém
Region
Europe • Hungary
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On September 29, 1973 at 12:00 AM, Brno – Szentkirályszabadja experienced a crash involving Avia 14, operated by Czech Air Force - Ceské Vojenské Letectvo, with the event recorded near Szentkirályszabadja AFB Veszprém.
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.
23 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 22 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 4.3%.
Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 18, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane departed Brno at 0704LT with a crew of five and 18 passengers on board, bound for Hungary. Following an uneventful flight at an altitude of 2,750 meters, the crew started the descent to the airbase of Szentkirályszabadja located southeast of Veszprém when he was informed by ATC that the visibility was limited to 1,000 meters at destination due to fog. The captain informed the rest of the crew he would continue the approach until the minimum altitude of 100 meters and will perform a go-around manoeuvre in case he would not have the runway in sight. On final approach, the visibility decreased to 500 meters and the pilot-in-command realized that the radio-altimeter showed 20 meters so he decided to make a go around when the airplane struck the ground 500 meters short of runway 34 threshold. The airplane bounced and then crashed in flames 200 meters further. All 23 occupants were injured and evacuated, four of them seriously. Few hours later, the radio operator died from his injuries. Crew: Maj Oldrich Prchal, pilot, Maj František Kána, copilot, Maj Antonín Pisklák, flight engineer, Lt Jan Hynšt, radio operator, † Maj Vlastimil Palán, technician. Source: www.leteckabadatelna.cz/havarie-a-sestrely/detail/636/
Aircraft reference details include registration 3155, MSN 178 013 155, year of manufacture 1960.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The airplane departed Brno at 0704LT with a crew of five and 18 passengers on board, bound for Hungary. Following an uneventful flight at an altitude of 2,750 meters, the crew started the descent to the airbase of Szentkirályszabadja located southeast of Veszprém when he was informed by ATC that the visibility was limited to 1,000 meters at destination due to fog. The captain informed the rest of the crew he would continue the approach until the minimum altitude of 100 meters and will perform a go-around manoeuvre in case he would not have the runway in sight. On final approach, the visibility decreased to 500 meters and the pilot-in-command realized that the radio-altimeter showed 20 meters so he decided to make a go around when the airplane struck the ground 500 meters short of runway 34 threshold. The airplane bounced and then crashed in flames 200 meters further. All 23 occupants were injured and evacuated, four of them seriously. Few hours later, the radio operator died from his injuries. Crew: Maj Oldrich Prchal, pilot, Maj František Kána, copilot, Maj Antonín Pisklák, flight engineer, Lt Jan Hynšt, radio operator, † Maj Vlastimil Palán, technician. Source: www.leteckabadatelna.cz/havarie-a-sestrely/detail/636/
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
5
Passengers On Board
18
Estimated Survivors
22
Fatality Rate
4.3%
Known people on board: 23
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Brno – Szentkirályszabadja
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Europe • Hungary
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