Pristina – Košice

On January 19, 2006 at 08:30 PM, Pristina – Košice experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-24, operated by Slovak Air Force - Letectva a Protivzdu Obrany-snej Slovenskej, with the event recorded near Telkibánya Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

43 people were known to be on board, 42 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 97.7%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 35, passenger fatalities: 34, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft, operated by the Slovak Air Force (Letectva a Protivzdu Obrany-snej Slovenskej), was returning to Košice following an uneventful flight from Pristina, carrying 28 soldiers of the Slovak Army, 7 logisticians and 8 crew members flying back home after a period in Kosovo on behalf of the KFOR contingent. While descending to Košice-Barca Airport by night, the aircraft collided with trees and crashed in a snow covered and wooded area located near the village of Telkibánya, Hungary. The wreckage was found about 20 km southeast from runway 01 threshold. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. A passenger was seriously injured while 42 other occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were considered as good with a cloud ceiling at 5,000 feet and a visibility of 10 km.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5605, MSN 9 73 056 05, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.4856°, 21.3545°.