Accident description
Last updated: 22 July 2017
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 5 March 1946 |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju-52/3m |
| Operator: | CSA Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie |
| Registration: | OK-ZDN |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 11 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 15 |
| Airplane damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG) ( Czech Republic)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Strasbourg-Entzheim Airport (SXB/LFST), France |
| Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG/LKPR), Czech Republic |
The CSA flight to Prague (PRG) took off from Paris, France at 12:30. An intermediate stop was made at Strasbourg. The Ju-52 attempted to land twice at Prague, runway 22 and crashed on the third attempt.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Strasbourg-Entzheim Airport to Praha-Ruzyne International Airport as the crow flies is 507 km (317 miles).
Distance from Strasbourg-Entzheim Airport to Praha-Ruzyne International Airport as the crow flies is 507 km (317 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
