Debrecen – Budapest

On August 10, 1938 at 12:00 AM, Debrecen – Budapest experienced a crash involving Fokker F7, operated by Malert - Magyar-Szoviet Legiforgalmi Tarseaag, with the event recorded near Debrecen Hajdú-Bihar.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 12 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 9, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. Shortly after takeoff from Debrecen Airport, while climbing in very poor weather conditions, the twine engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field located near the village of Hajdúszoboszló, some 10 km west of Debrecen Airport. All 12 occupants were killed, among them 9 journalists. The accident occurred during a violent storm. Crew: Gedeon Bártfay, Endre Tomory, József Boross. Passengers: László Pap, Tibor Benke, Vilmos Zombory, Iván Rusznyák, József Szilvássy, Béla Molnár, Miklós Simor, György Peller, Imre Valgóczy.

Aircraft reference details include registration HA-FNC, MSN 4053.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.5415°, 21.6048°.