Prague - Warsaw

The aircraft was performing a regular schedule service from Prague to Warsaw. It departed Prague-Kbely Airport at 1133LT with one passenger and one pilot on board. About 30 minutes into the flight, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was poor due to low clouds and fog. Apparently lost, the pilot failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the aircraft struck a tree and crashed in a wooded area located near Trutnow, in the Central Bohemia Region. Both occupants were killed, among them the Russian pilot Pavel Vladimirovitch Argeyev.

Flight / Schedule

Prague - Warsaw

Aircraft

Potez 7

Registration

F-FRAV

MSN

133

Year of Manufacture

1920

Date

October 30, 1922 at 12:00 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Trutnow Central Bohemian Region (Stredocesky kraj)

Region

Europe • Czech Republic

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On October 30, 1922 at 12:00 PM, Prague - Warsaw experienced a crash involving Potez 7, operated by Compagnie Franco-Roumaine de Navigation Aérienne, with the event recorded near Trutnow Central Bohemian Region (Stredocesky kraj).

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

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was performing a regular schedule service from Prague to Warsaw. It departed Prague-Kbely Airport at 1133LT with one passenger and one pilot on board. About 30 minutes into the flight, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was poor due to low clouds and fog. Apparently lost, the pilot failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the aircraft struck a tree and crashed in a wooded area located near Trutnow, in the Central Bohemia Region. Both occupants were killed, among them the Russian pilot Pavel Vladimirovitch Argeyev.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-FRAV, MSN 133, year of manufacture 1920.

Fatalities

Total

2

Crew

1

Passengers

1

Other

0

Crash Summary

The aircraft was performing a regular schedule service from Prague to Warsaw. It departed Prague-Kbely Airport at 1133LT with one passenger and one pilot on board. About 30 minutes into the flight, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was poor due to low clouds and fog. Apparently lost, the pilot failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the aircraft struck a tree and crashed in a wooded area located near Trutnow, in the Central Bohemia Region. Both occupants were killed, among them the Russian pilot Pavel Vladimirovitch Argeyev.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

1

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Prague - Warsaw

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

Europe • Czech Republic

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Potez 7

Registration

F-FRAV

MSN

133

Year of Manufacture

1920