Paris – Strasbourg – Prague – Vienna – Budapest

On May 24, 1928 at 09:00 AM, Paris – Strasbourg – Prague – Vienna – Budapest experienced a crash involving Caudron C.81, operated by Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne - CIDNA, with the event recorded near Törökbálint Pest.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 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: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

While descending to Budapest Airport on a leg from Vienna, the pilot encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. From a height of about 10 metres, the airplane stalled and crashed in an open field located in Törökbálint, some 25 km west of Budapest Airport. All four occupants escaped with minor injuries and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AGGF, MSN 5553.5, year of manufacture 1924.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.4516°, 18.9064°.