Last updated: 19 December 2018
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| Date: | Saturday 24 November 1956 |
| Time: | 18:20 |
| Type: | Ilyushin Il-12B |
| Operator: | CSA Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie |
| Registration: | OK-DBP |
| C/n / msn: | 93013517 |
| First flight: | 1949 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Eglisau ( Switzerland)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH), Switzerland |
| Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG/LKPR), Czech Republic |
Crashed into a field, about 12 km North of Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH).
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» Journal de Genève (Nov 26, 1956)
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Distance from Zürich-Kloten Airport to Praha-Ruzyne International Airport as the crow flies is 507 km (317 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Zürich-Kloten Airport to Praha-Ruzyne International Airport as the crow flies is 507 km (317 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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