OK-WAB

On July 29, 1950 at 06:50 AM, OK-WAB experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by CSA Czech Airlines - Ceskoslovenské Státní Aerolinie, with the event recorded near Košice Košice Region.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after take off from Košice Airport, while climbing, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing in an open field. The aircraft crash landed, lost its undercarriage and came to rest in flames. Both crew members were slightly injured while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire. Source: http://www.planes.cz/lite/fc47.php Crew: Karel Kopal, pilot, Leoš Hrebecka, copilot.

Aircraft reference details include registration OK-WAB, MSN 9367, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.7206°, 21.2616°.