Narrative:
The Let was on a flight to Kunovice when bad weather (fog) forced the crew to divert to Brno. At Brno conditions included a visibility of 2200 m, cloud base 120 m. The first approach was unsuccessful, and weather deteriorated to 2000 m visibility and a 60 m cloud base while the flight was approaching for the second time.
The aircraft crashed 3.5 km from the threshold with the gear down and flaps retracted. Heavy fog was present there with a 30-50 m ground visibility.
The FDR appeared to be inoperative.
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Tuesday 13 January 1998 |
| Time: | 18:32 |
| Type: |  Let L-410UVP-E3 |
| Operator: | Aeroservice International |
| Registration: | YV-928CP |
| MSN: | 871919 |
| First flight: | 1987 |
| Engines: | 2 Walter M-601E |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 3,5 km (2.2 mls) from Brno-Turany Airport (BRQ) ( Czech Republic)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Gomel Airport (GME/UMGG), Belarus |
| Uherské Hradite-Kunovice Airport (UHE/LKKU), Czech Republic |
The Let was on a flight to Kunovice when bad weather (fog) forced the crew to divert to Brno. At Brno conditions included a visibility of 2200 m, cloud base 120 m. The first approach was unsuccessful, and weather deteriorated to 2000 m visibility and a 60 m cloud base while the flight was approaching for the second time.
The aircraft crashed 3.5 km from the threshold with the gear down and flaps retracted. Heavy fog was present there with a 30-50 m ground visibility.
The FDR appeared to be inoperative.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 1/98 (#44)Photos
Map
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Distance from Gomel Airport to Uherské Hradite-Kunovice Airport as the crow flies is 1021 km (638 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Gomel Airport to Uherské Hradite-Kunovice Airport as the crow flies is 1021 km (638 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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