Lydda – Athens – Thessaloniki – Sofia – Bucharest – Warsaw
Flight / Schedule
Lydda – Athens – Thessaloniki – Sofia – Bucharest – Warsaw
Aircraft
Lockheed 14 Super ElectraRegistration
SP-BNJ
MSN
1424
Year of Manufacture
1938
Date
August 18, 1938 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Taxiing
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Bucharest-Baneasa Bucure<U+0219>ti
Region
Europe • Romania
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On August 18, 1938 at 12:00 AM, Lydda – Athens – Thessaloniki – Sofia – Bucharest – Warsaw experienced a crash involving Lockheed 14 Super Electra, operated by LOT Polish Airlines - Polskie Linie Lotnicze, with the event recorded near Bucharest-Baneasa Bucure<U+0219>ti.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was taxiing at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. Following an uneventful landing, pilot was vacating the runway to reach his parking place when a sudden fire erupted. The airplane was quickly stopped and all seven occupants were able to disembark before the aircraft was totally destroyed by fire. No one was injured.
Aircraft reference details include registration SP-BNJ, MSN 1424, year of manufacture 1938.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
Following an uneventful landing, pilot was vacating the runway to reach his parking place when a sudden fire erupted. The airplane was quickly stopped and all seven occupants were able to disembark before the aircraft was totally destroyed by fire. No one was injured.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
4
Estimated Survivors
7
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 7
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Lydda – Athens – Thessaloniki – Sofia – Bucharest – Warsaw
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Taxiing
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Europe • Romania
Aircraft Details
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