Crash of an Avia 14M in Karlovy Vary

Date & Time: Feb 1, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
OK-MCG
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
668 051 09
YOM:
1958
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Apparently following a misunderstanding, the crew forgot to lower the gear. The aircraft belly landing at Karlovy Vary Airport and slid for several yards before coming to rest. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-10-DL near Karlovy Vary

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1947
Operator:
Registration:
42-23368
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
9230
YOM:
1943
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
In flight, all crew members decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a pasture. The aircraft was destroyed but all occupants were safe.

Crash of a Letov Š-32 in Karlovy Vary: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1934 at 1155 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
OK-ADB
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Prague - Karlovy Vary
MSN:
2
YOM:
1934
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
On final approach to Karlovy Vary, at a height of 100 metres, one of the stabilizer detached. The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed short of runway. Three passengers were injured while both pilots and a passenger, the Austrian Actor Max Pallenberg, were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control on final approach following the loss of a stabilizer.