| Date: | Tuesday 12 January 1954 |
| Time: | 13:55 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | CSA Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie |
| Registration: | OK-WDS |
| MSN: | 11854 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 0,5 km S of Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG) -
 Czechia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG/LKPR) |
| Ostrava-Hrabuvka Airport | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The DC-3 airplane barely climbed after takeoff from Prague Airport (PRG) runway 22. It struck a chimney at Hostivice, contacted powerlines and crashed.
Sources:
DC-3 "Dakota" OK-WDS
Location
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