Budapest - Warsaw
Flight / Schedule
Budapest - Warsaw
Aircraft
PZL-Mielec AN-2Registration
SP-DNM
MSN
1G107-60
Year of Manufacture
1969
Date
March 31, 1987 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Ferry
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Pilisszentlélek Komárom-Esztergom
Region
Europe • Hungary
Coordinates
47.7297°, 18.8423°
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
On March 31, 1987 at 12:00 AM, Budapest - Warsaw experienced a crash involving PZL-Mielec AN-2, operated by ZUA - Zakladu Uslug Agrolotniczych - AET Agroaviation Services, with the event recorded near Pilisszentlélek Komárom-Esztergom.
The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is weather. The single engine airplane departed Budapest-Ferihegy on a ferry flight to Warsaw. En route, the crew encountered icing conditions and poor weather. He was cleared to return to Budapest and was instructed to maintain 4,000 feet minimum altitude. Few minutes later, the aircraft lost height and crashed on the slope of a hill located near Pilisszentlélek. Both occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration SP-DNM, MSN 1G107-60, year of manufacture 1969.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.7297°, 18.8423°.
Fatalities
Total
2
Crew
2
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The single engine airplane departed Budapest-Ferihegy on a ferry flight to Warsaw. En route, the crew encountered icing conditions and poor weather. He was cleared to return to Budapest and was instructed to maintain 4,000 feet minimum altitude. Few minutes later, the aircraft lost height and crashed on the slope of a hill located near Pilisszentlélek. Both occupants were killed.
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 2
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Budapest - Warsaw
Flight Type
Ferry
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Europe • Hungary
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