Narrative:
The DC-3 was on a summer sightseeing flight when it crashed between two blocks of houses in a residential area.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "An official Hungarian commission said that the accident was caused by carelessness on the part of the crew. The commission said the pilots had two friends in the cabin during the whole flight and the pilots had performed various forbidden manoeuvres and in one sharp turn, lost control of the aircraft."
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 6 August 1961 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Malev Hungarian Airlines |
| Registration: | HA-TSA |
| MSN: | 20492 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 27 / Occupants: 27 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Budapest ( Hungary)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Budapest-Ferihegy Airport (BUD/LHBP), Hungary |
| Budapest-Ferihegy Airport (BUD/LHBP), Hungary |
The DC-3 was on a summer sightseeing flight when it crashed between two blocks of houses in a residential area.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "An official Hungarian commission said that the accident was caused by carelessness on the part of the crew. The commission said the pilots had two friends in the cabin during the whole flight and the pilots had performed various forbidden manoeuvres and in one sharp turn, lost control of the aircraft."
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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 Budapest-Ferihegy Airport to Budapest-Ferihegy Airport as the crow flies is 19872 km (12420 miles).
Distance from Budapest-Ferihegy Airport to Budapest-Ferihegy Airport as the crow flies is 19872 km (12420 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Douglas DC-3
- ca 13.000 built
- 3553rd loss
- 1381st fatal accident
- 23rd worst accident (at the time)
- 49th worst accident (currently)
Hungary- The worst accident (at the time)
- 3rd worst accident (currently)
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