Lviv - Warsaw

En route, while cruising in marginal weather conditions, captain decided to make an emergency due to incing. Aircraft eventually crash landed in a field located near Susiec. Two passenger and the radio operator were killed while all nine other occupants were injured. Aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Flight / Schedule

Lviv - Warsaw

Registration

SP-AYA

MSN

1045

Year of Manufacture

1936

Date

December 28, 1936 at 10:45 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Susiec Lublin Voivodeship (Lubelskie)

Region

Europe • Poland

Coordinates

50.4167°, 23.2041°

Crash Cause

Weather

Narrative Report

On December 28, 1936 at 10:45 AM, Lviv - Warsaw experienced a crash involving Lockheed 10 Electra, operated by LOT Polish Airlines - Polskie Linie Lotnicze, with the event recorded near Susiec Lublin Voivodeship (Lubelskie).

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

12 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 9 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: 10, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. En route, while cruising in marginal weather conditions, captain decided to make an emergency due to incing. Aircraft eventually crash landed in a field located near Susiec. Two passenger and the radio operator were killed while all nine other occupants were injured. Aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration SP-AYA, MSN 1045, year of manufacture 1936.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.4167°, 23.2041°.

Fatalities

Total

3

Crew

1

Passengers

2

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route, while cruising in marginal weather conditions, captain decided to make an emergency due to incing. Aircraft eventually crash landed in a field located near Susiec. Two passenger and the radio operator were killed while all nine other occupants were injured. Aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Cause: Weather

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

10

Estimated Survivors

9

Fatality Rate

25.0%

Known people on board: 12

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Lviv - Warsaw

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • Poland

Aircraft Details

Registration

SP-AYA

MSN

1045

Year of Manufacture

1936