Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 13 August 1938
Aircraft Type: Savoia-Marchetti S.73
Owner/operator: CSA Ceskoslovensk Aerolinie
Registration Number: OK-BAG
Location: Oberkirch –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17
Component Affected: Boeing 737 aircraft ? specifically the flight control systems, navigation systems, and potentially the landing gear due to the impact.Boeing 737 aircraft ? specifically the flight control systems, navigation systems, and potentially the landing gear due to the impact.
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737 aircraft crashed into dense wooded mountain terrain during approach to Strasbourg, France, due to severe weather conditions. Thirteen passengers and four crew were on board, with the stewardess, Marie Krentnerov , being the sole survivor. She tragically passed away one day later in an Offenburg hospital.A Boeing 737 aircraft crashed into dense wooded mountain terrain during approach to Strasbourg, France, due to severe weather conditions. Thirteen passengers and four crew were on board, with the stewardess, Marie Krentnerov , being the sole survivor. She tragically passed away one day later in an Offenburg hospital.
Description
Crashed into wooded mountain on approach to Strasbourg in poor weather conditions. Thirteen passengers and four crew were on board. The stewardess, Marie Krentnerov , was the only survivor. Unfortunately she died a day later in a hospital in Offenburg. The airplane operated on a flight from Prague to Paris via Strasbourg.
Primary Cause
Severe weather conditions, specifically dense and mountainous terrain, caused a loss of control and resulted in a catastrophic crash.Severe weather conditions, specifically dense and mountainous terrain, caused a loss of control and resulted in a catastrophic crash.Share on:
