
Descripción:
Due to poor weather conditions at the destination Kosice (KSC), the flight continued to Poprad/Tatry Airport (TAT). Strong winds blew the airplane off the approach course, causing a let down 11 km to the east and 3,5 km to the northern of the approach track. The airplane descended over mountains until it flew into the side of Mount Skapova (elevation (4042 ft).
» Air Britain Casualty compendium pt. 68
» Air Britain Casualty compendium pt. 66
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | miércoles 18 enero 1956 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DL (DC-3) |
| Operador: | CSA Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie |
| Registración: | OK-WDZ |
| Numéro de série: | 9385 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1943 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 18 / Ocupantes: 22 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 22 / Ocupantes: 26 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 12 km (7.5 milles) de Toryska ( Eslovaquia)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Bratislava-Ivanka Airport (BTS/LZIB), Eslovaquia |
| Košice-Barca Airport (KSC/LZKZ), Eslovaquia |
Due to poor weather conditions at the destination Kosice (KSC), the flight continued to Poprad/Tatry Airport (TAT). Strong winds blew the airplane off the approach course, causing a let down 11 km to the east and 3,5 km to the northern of the approach track. The airplane descended over mountains until it flew into the side of Mount Skapova (elevation (4042 ft).
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» Air Britain Casualty compendium pt. 66
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Distance from Bratislava-Ivanka Airport to Košice-Barca Airport as the crow flies is 300 km (188 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Bratislava-Ivanka Airport to Košice-Barca Airport as the crow flies is 300 km (188 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
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Douglas DC-3
- ca 13.000 built
- 3294th loss
- 1230th accidente fatal
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- 4th worst accident (actualmente)
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