Paris – Strasbourg – Nuremberg – Prague – Budapest
Flight / Schedule
Paris – Strasbourg – Nuremberg – Prague – Budapest
Aircraft
Caudron C.61Registration
F-AFBT
MSN
5/5307
Year of Manufacture
1923
Date
July 1, 1926 at 04:45 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Rozvadov Plzen Region (Plzenský kraj)
Region
Europe • Czech Republic
Coordinates
49.6769°, 12.5987°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On July 1, 1926 at 04:45 PM, Paris – Strasbourg – Nuremberg – Prague – Budapest experienced a crash involving Caudron C.61, operated by Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne - CIDNA, with the event recorded near Rozvadov Plzen Region (Plzenský kraj).
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
6 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 83.3%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft departed Nuremberg at 1600LT on a flight to Prague-Kbely Airport, carrying four passengers and two crew members. While overflying west of Bohemia, the pilot encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing. The aircraft impacted ground, crashed and came to rest upside down in an open field located in the village of Ströbl (Streble), few km southwest of Russhaupt (Rozvadov). The mechanic was seriously injured while all five other occupants were killed, among them the French pilot Perrotey.
Aircraft reference details include registration F-AFBT, MSN 5/5307, year of manufacture 1923.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.6769°, 12.5987°.
Fatalities
Total
5
Crew
1
Passengers
4
Other
0
Crash Summary
The aircraft departed Nuremberg at 1600LT on a flight to Prague-Kbely Airport, carrying four passengers and two crew members. While overflying west of Bohemia, the pilot encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing. The aircraft impacted ground, crashed and came to rest upside down in an open field located in the village of Ströbl (Streble), few km southwest of Russhaupt (Rozvadov). The mechanic was seriously injured while all five other occupants were killed, among them the French pilot Perrotey.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
4
Estimated Survivors
1
Fatality Rate
83.3%
Known people on board: 6
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Paris – Strasbourg – Nuremberg – Prague – Budapest
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Czech Republic
Aircraft Details
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