Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 30 November 1952
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3C
Owner/operator: Czechoslovak Air Force
Registration Number: D-21
Location: 2,5 km NW of Vresovice –
ÿ Czech Republic
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: DC-3 transport planeDC-3 transport plane
Category: Accident
A DC-3 transport plane experienced a descent near Brno due to deteriorating weather forecasts, leading to a collision with the Bradlo hillside. The aircraft was carrying newspaper matrices for multiple printers, and a military crew and military plane were dispatched to manage the situation.A DC-3 transport plane experienced a descent near Brno due to deteriorating weather forecasts, leading to a collision with the Bradlo hillside. The aircraft was carrying newspaper matrices for multiple printers, and a military crew and military plane were dispatched to manage the situation.
Description
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.
Source of Information
https://web.archive.org/web/20210201173013/http://svici.sweb.cz/havarie.htmhttps://web.archive.org/web/20210201173013/http://svici.sweb.cz/havarie.htmPrimary Cause
Poor weather forecast conditions led to a decision to deploy military and military aircraft to manage the descent.Poor weather forecast conditions led to a decision to deploy military and military aircraft to manage the descent.Share on:
