Vienna - Prague

On June 6, 1924 at 10:00 AM, Vienna - Prague experienced a crash involving Potez 9, operated by Compagnie Franco-Roumaine de Navigation Aérienne, with the event recorded near Hladov Vysocina Region (Vysocina).

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

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Vienna to Prague, while cruising some 80 km west of Brno, the pilot encountered engine problems and lost control of the aircraft that stalled and crashed in an open field locatede in Hladov, bursting into flames. Both passengers were killed instantly while the pilot was seriously injured. He died from his injuries a day later at hospital in Jihlava. Crew: Aimé Grasset, pilot. Passengers: Otakar Ludvig, Franz Kaufmann.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-ADBC, MSN 157, year of manufacture 1921.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.2144°, 15.6119°.