OK-ABT

En route, crew encountered icing conditions and all three engines lost power. Captain reduced his altitude and decided to perform an emergency landing in a snow covered field. On landing, the aircraft lost its undercarriage, engines and both wings before coming to rest in trees. All nine occupants were injured. Crew: Karel Balík, pilot, Augustin Korotvicka, radio operator.

Flight / Schedule

OK-ABT

Aircraft

Fokker F7

Registration

OK-ABT

MSN

20

Year of Manufacture

1932

Date

October 24, 1935 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Domašín Central Bohemian Region (Stredocesky kraj)

Region

Europe • Czech Republic

Coordinates

49.7150°, 14.8770°

Crash Cause

Weather

Narrative Report

On October 24, 1935 at 12:00 AM, OK-ABT experienced a crash involving Fokker F7, operated by Ceskoslovenska Letecka Spolecnost - CLS, with the event recorded near Domašín Central Bohemian Region (Stredocesky kraj).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. En route, crew encountered icing conditions and all three engines lost power. Captain reduced his altitude and decided to perform an emergency landing in a snow covered field. On landing, the aircraft lost its undercarriage, engines and both wings before coming to rest in trees. All nine occupants were injured. Crew: Karel Balík, pilot, Augustin Korotvicka, radio operator.

Aircraft reference details include registration OK-ABT, MSN 20, year of manufacture 1932.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.7150°, 14.8770°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route, crew encountered icing conditions and all three engines lost power. Captain reduced his altitude and decided to perform an emergency landing in a snow covered field. On landing, the aircraft lost its undercarriage, engines and both wings before coming to rest in trees. All nine occupants were injured. Crew: Karel Balík, pilot, Augustin Korotvicka, radio operator.

Cause: Weather

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

7

Estimated Survivors

9

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 9

Operational Details

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • Czech Republic

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Fokker F7

Registration

OK-ABT

MSN

20

Year of Manufacture

1932