Narrative:
An Avia 14 transport plane was destroyed when it crashed into a hill near Kromeriz, Czech Republic. All seven on board were killed.
The airplane departed at 08:27 on a survey flight. It entered poor visibility conditions over the hills and crashed.
» Czech accidents web site
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 30 March 1960 |
| Time: | 08:33 |
| Type: |  Avia 14T |
| Operator: | Czechoslovak Air Force |
| Registration: | 3149 |
| MSN: | 172913149 |
| First flight: | 1959 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 13 km (8.1 mls) SW of Kromeriz ( Czech Republic)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Uherské Hradite-Kunovice Airport (UHE/LKKU), Czech Republic |
| Pietany Airport (PZY/LZPP), Slovakia |
An Avia 14 transport plane was destroyed when it crashed into a hill near Kromeriz, Czech Republic. All seven on board were killed.
The airplane departed at 08:27 on a survey flight. It entered poor visibility conditions over the hills and crashed.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Scramble 307» Czech accidents web site
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Map
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 Uherské Hradite-Kunovice Airport to Pietany Airport as the crow flies is 53 km (33 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Uherské Hradite-Kunovice Airport to Pietany Airport as the crow flies is 53 km (33 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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