Narrative:
A DC-3 transport plane went off course during a descent towards Brno. The aircraft impacted the Bradlo hillside, about 40 km east of Brno. The aircraft operated a civilian scheduled cargo night flight which originated in Prague with several stopovers through the whole country. The DC-3 was loaded with newspaper matrixes from a newspaper editorial in Prague for several printers in bigger cities. CSA crew refused to fly due to poor weather forecast, therefore military crew and a military plane was ordered. However, the military crew was not trained for such metrological conditions.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 30 November 1952 |
| Time: | 20:58 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3C |
| Operator: | Czechoslovak Air Force |
| Registration: | D-21 |
| MSN: | 19474 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4789 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 2,5 km (1.6 mls) NW of Vresovice ( Czech Republic)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG/LKPR), Czech Republic |
| Brno Turany Airport (BRQ/LKTB), Czech Republic |
A DC-3 transport plane went off course during a descent towards Brno. The aircraft impacted the Bradlo hillside, about 40 km east of Brno. The aircraft operated a civilian scheduled cargo night flight which originated in Prague with several stopovers through the whole country. The DC-3 was loaded with newspaper matrixes from a newspaper editorial in Prague for several printers in bigger cities. CSA crew refused to fly due to poor weather forecast, therefore military crew and a military plane was ordered. However, the military crew was not trained for such metrological conditions.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge» Czech accidents web site
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Praha-Ruzyne International Airport to Brno Turany Airport as the crow flies is 203 km (127 miles).
Distance from Praha-Ruzyne International Airport to Brno Turany Airport as the crow flies is 203 km (127 miles).
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