ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 342492
| Date: | Friday 22 August 1930 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor |
| Owner/operator: | CSA Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie |
| Registration: | OK-FOR |
| MSN: | 5-AT-050 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1929 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jihlava (Iglau) -
 Czech Republic
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Kbely Air Base (LKKB) |
| Brno Turany Airport (BRQ/LKTB) |
Crashed in the attempt to avoid a heavy thunderstorm. The aircraft hit the ground in poor visibility after a sharp left turn to avoid a 35 meters high chimney and caught fire. Pilot Josef Sedlár (32, 3000 hrs), mechanic Josef Trafina and eleven passengers were on board. One passenger (Professor Kraus) survived.
The airplane operated on a flight from Prague to Bratislava via Brno.
Sources:
The Ford Tri-Motor 1926-1992 / William T. Larkins
Czech accidents web site
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