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| Date: | Thursday 11 November 1937 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Lockheed 10A Electra |
| Owner/operator: | LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze |
| Registration: | SP-AYD |
| MSN: | 1048 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Piaseczno -
 Poland
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Kraków |
| Warszawa-Okecie | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed after colliding with an electricity line on night approach in poor visibility due to fog. Prof. John Telesfor Kostanecki (Kraków University) was one of those who died. Two crew and nine passengers. Four passengers killed.
Sources:
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/3430/?page=2
World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
Jenaer Volksblatt 12 November 1937 (names)
Dobry wieczór! - Kurier Czerwony - 12 November 1937 p. 1
https://crispa.uw.edu.pl/object/files/592116/display/Default
Images:
National Digital Archives
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Apr-2010 12:37 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Country, Nature, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 03-May-2012 08:17 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-May-2012 03:22 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 15-Feb-2016 16:14 | Anon. | Updated [Location, ] |
| 13-Nov-2016 19:21 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 07-Feb-2018 22:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jul-2018 13:46 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Apr-2020 18:34 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jul-2021 15:00 | harro | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 06-Oct-2025 10:18 | AvoidingAction | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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