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| Date: | Friday 24 December 1937 |
| Time: | 17:39 LT |
| Type: | Wibault 283.T12 |
| Owner/operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-AMYD |
| MSN: | 11 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Knappenberg, Bergreichenstein -
 Czechia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Wien (Vienna), Austria |
| Prague, Czechosolvakia | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
“Le Glorieux” hit a big tree in a snowstorm and fog. Pilot Frantisek Lehk, radio-operator Pierre Astruc and passenger Karel Flanderka.
Sources:
1. World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
2. http://www.kvilda.org/chatakvilda/fr.asp?tab=chatakvilda&id=22&burl=&pt=PR
3. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/f-aaaa.pdf
Jenaer Volksblatt 27 December 1937
7. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac5/ROW%20Europe/F-AMYD.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Jan-2014 15:22 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Apr-2019 20:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Mar-2020 15:34 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Apr-2020 15:43 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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