Budaörs - Budaörs
Flight / Schedule
Budaörs - Budaörs
Aircraft
Let L-410Registration
HA-YFA
MSN
74 03 03
Year of Manufacture
1974
Date
August 6, 1977 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Aerial photography
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Crash Location
Lake Balaton All Hungary
Region
Europe • Hungary
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On August 6, 1977 at 12:00 AM, Budaörs - Budaörs experienced a crash involving Let L-410, operated by Air Service Hungary - Repülögépes Szolgalat Allami Vallat, with the event recorded near Lake Balaton All Hungary.
The flight was categorized as aerial photography and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.
4 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 25.0%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine airplane departed Budaörs Airport in the morning on an aerial photography mission over the region with two photographers and two pilots on board. The airplane flew at an altitude of 5,000 meters then the crew descended to 3,000 and 1,500 meters. He was informed by ATC about skydiving operations in the area and while approaching Lake Balaton, the captain reduced his altitude to minimums. At a height of about one meter, the gear struck the water surface and the airplane crashed into the lake and sank about 1,500 meters offshore. Three occupants were rescued while the copilot was killed. The wreckage was recovered a day later.
Aircraft reference details include registration HA-YFA, MSN 74 03 03, year of manufacture 1974.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The twin engine airplane departed Budaörs Airport in the morning on an aerial photography mission over the region with two photographers and two pilots on board. The airplane flew at an altitude of 5,000 meters then the crew descended to 3,000 and 1,500 meters. He was informed by ATC about skydiving operations in the area and while approaching Lake Balaton, the captain reduced his altitude to minimums. At a height of about one meter, the gear struck the water surface and the airplane crashed into the lake and sank about 1,500 meters offshore. Three occupants were rescued while the copilot was killed. The wreckage was recovered a day later.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
2
Estimated Survivors
3
Fatality Rate
25.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Budaörs - Budaörs
Flight Type
Aerial photography
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Region / Country
Europe • Hungary
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