Prague - Warsaw
Flight / Schedule
Prague - Warsaw
Aircraft
Blériot Spad 66Registration
F-AEBK
MSN
3142.9
Year of Manufacture
1922
Date
June 5, 1928 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Postal (mail)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Královec Hradec Králové Region (Královéhradecký kraj)
Region
Europe • Czech Republic
Coordinates
50.6768°, 15.9737°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On June 5, 1928 at 12:00 AM, Prague - Warsaw experienced a crash involving Blériot Spad 66, operated by Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne - CIDNA, with the event recorded near Královec Hradec Králové Region (Královéhradecký kraj).
The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. While cruising at a height of about 50 metres, the engine failed. The pilot attempted to make an emergency landing when the airplane stalled and crashed in an open field located in Královec. The radio navigator was killed while the pilot was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. Crew: František Lehký, pilot, Franz Przybilski, radio navigator.
Aircraft reference details include registration F-AEBK, MSN 3142.9, year of manufacture 1922.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.6768°, 15.9737°.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
While cruising at a height of about 50 metres, the engine failed. The pilot attempted to make an emergency landing when the airplane stalled and crashed in an open field located in Královec. The radio navigator was killed while the pilot was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. Crew: František Lehký, pilot, Franz Przybilski, radio navigator.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
1
Fatality Rate
50.0%
Known people on board: 2
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Prague - Warsaw
Flight Type
Postal (mail)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Czech Republic
