Amsterdam - Prague - Budapest

On October 21, 1981 at 12:00 AM, Amsterdam - Prague - Budapest experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-154, operated by Malév Hungarian Airlines - Magyar Légiközlekedési Vallalat, with the event recorded near Prague-Ruzyne Prague (Hlavní mesto Praha).

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.

81 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 81 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 75, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The descent to Prague-Ruzyne Airport was completed in marginal weather conditions with limited visibility. On final approach the airplane was too high on the glide and the crew decided to continue. At a height of about 5 meters, the crew deployed de spoilers and reduced the engine power, causing the airplane to descent abruptly. It struck the runway surface with a positive acceleration of 4 g and broke in two before coming to rest in the center of the runway. All 81 occupants were evacuated, among them 40 were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration HA-LCF, MSN 75A126, year of manufacture 1976.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.0790°, 14.2927°.