Prague - Warsaw
Flight / Schedule
Prague - Warsaw
Aircraft
Potez 7Registration
F-FRAV
MSN
133
Year of Manufacture
1920
Date
October 30, 1922 at 12:00 PM
Type
CRASHFlight 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
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