SP-WKW
Flight / Schedule
SP-WKW
Aircraft
PZL-Mielec AN-2Registration
SP-WKW
MSN
1G144-38
Year of Manufacture
1973
Date
July 16, 1975 at 03:56 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Private
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Kúty Trnava Region
Region
Europe • Slovakia
Coordinates
48.6586°, 17.0210°
Crash Cause
Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Narrative Report
On July 16, 1975 at 03:56 PM, SP-WKW experienced a crash involving PZL-Mielec AN-2, operated by ZUA - Zakladu Uslug Agrolotniczych - AET Agroaviation Services, with the event recorded near Kúty Trnava Region.
The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The instructor pilot 'stole' the aircraft somewhere in Poland and escaped the country to Austria. While flying over Slovakia, the single engine airplane was shot down by the pilot of a Czech Air Force Aero L-29 Delfín and crashed in Kúty, about 8 km from the Austrian border. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration SP-WKW, MSN 1G144-38, year of manufacture 1973.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.6586°, 17.0210°.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The instructor pilot 'stole' the aircraft somewhere in Poland and escaped the country to Austria. While flying over Slovakia, the single engine airplane was shot down by the pilot of a Czech Air Force Aero L-29 Delfín and crashed in Kúty, about 8 km from the Austrian border. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Cause: Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 1
Operational Details
Flight Type
Private
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Slovakia
Aircraft Details
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