Prague - Warsaw

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.

Flight / Schedule

Prague - Warsaw

Registration

F-AEBK

MSN

3142.9

Year of Manufacture

1922

Date

June 5, 1928 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight 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

Aircraft Details

Registration

F-AEBK

MSN

3142.9

Year of Manufacture

1922