Prague – Rome – Lydda
Flight / Schedule
Prague – Rome – Lydda
Aircraft
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)Registration
OK-WDN
MSN
12894
Year of Manufacture
1944
Date
December 21, 1948 at 04:37 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Mt Taigetos Peloponnese / <U+03A0>e<U+03BB><U+03BF>p<U+03CC><U+03BD><U+03BD><U+03B7>s<U+03BF><U+03C2>
Region
Europe • Greece
Crash Cause
Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Narrative Report
On December 21, 1948 at 04:37 PM, Prague – Rome – Lydda experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by CSA Czech Airlines - Ceskoslovenské Státní Aerolinie, with the event recorded near Mt Taigetos Peloponnese / <U+03A0>e<U+03BB><U+03BF>p<U+03CC><U+03BD><U+03BD><U+03B7>s<U+03BF><U+03C2>.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
24 people were known to be on board, 24 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 19, passenger fatalities: 19, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. While overflying the Peloponnese region, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Taigetos located about 22 km southeast of Kalamata. Seven USAF aircraft took part to the SAR operations and the wreckage was found few hours later in a mountainous region. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all 24 occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration OK-WDN, MSN 12894, year of manufacture 1944.
Fatalities
Total
24
Crew
5
Passengers
19
Other
0
Crash Summary
While overflying the Peloponnese region, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Taigetos located about 22 km southeast of Kalamata. Seven USAF aircraft took part to the SAR operations and the wreckage was found few hours later in a mountainous region. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all 24 occupants were killed.
Cause: Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
5
Passengers On Board
19
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 24
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Prague – Rome – Lydda
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Europe • Greece
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