Prostejov – Prague

On July 1, 1949 at 03:40 PM, Prostejov – Prague experienced a crash involving Aero C-3A, operated by Czech Air Force - Ceské Vojenské Letectvo, with the event recorded near Tremošnice Pardubice Region (Pardubický kraj).

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

4 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 25.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route, weather conditions worsened and the pilot-in-command decided to reduce his altitude in an attempt to maintain a visual contact with the ground when the airplane hit trees and crashed in a dense wooded area. Three crew members were injured while the pilot, Cpt Antonín Ocelka, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration UB-1, MSN 408.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.8718°, 15.5703°.