Brno – Prague

On September 25, 1951 at 12:00 AM, Brno – Prague experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Czech Air Force - Ceské Vojenské Letectvo, with the event recorded near Blansko South Moravian Region (Jihomoravský kraj).

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

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Few minutes after its takeoff from Brno-Turany Airport, en route to Prague-Kbely Airport, the pilot-in-command lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a field located in Blansko, about 24 km north of Brno Airfield. All six crew members were killed, among them Cpt František Rezek.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-03, MSN 12948, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.6077°, 16.6954°.