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Olomouc Region (Olomoucký kraj)

Crash of an Aero C.3A in Šumperk

Date & Time: May 12, 1953 at 1040 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
390
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While performing a training mission, the crew encountered control problems, bailed out and abandoned the aircraft at 0925LT over Skuteč. The twin engine aircraft continued to fly and turn around for more than an hour before crashing in a garden at 1040LT and was destroyed.
Crew:
Milan Alušic,
František Izák,
Rudolf Verner.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the control issue was not determined. The crew was not blamed.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.58 Weihe in Jeseník: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Vienna - Vienna
MSN:
0403
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Vienna-Schwechat Airport on a training exercise and crashed in unknown circumstances in Jeseník. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Gefr Heger,
Gefr Waclawik,
Gefr Osterle.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Jakubovice: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While flying at a too low altitude, the airplane struck the ground and crashed in a field located in Jakobuvice. Two crew members were seriously injured and two others were killed. Few hours later, both survivors died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
1st Lt Ziegler,
Maj Jopp,
Cpl Hofmann,
Cpl Hollack.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg4c in Thomasdorf: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 9, 1939 at 1250 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G6+KO
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
6201
YOM:
1938
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane was completing a flight on behalf of the Aviation School of Zeltweg. While flying in poor visibility due to fog, the airplane contacted trees and crashed in a dense wooded area located near Thomasdorf (now Domašov). All seven crew members were killed. The wreckage was found at an altitude of 821 metres.
Crew:
Uffz Arthur Carlowitz, pilot,
Uffz Max Schäuble, copilot,
Uffz Heinrich Höve, radio operator,
Uffz Josef Freiandenhofen, mechanic,
Uffz Eggert Kähler, mechanic,
Uffz Helmut Ronneburger, mechanic,
Uffz Hans Wich-Paulus-Klein, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Křemenáč: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1937 at 1630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-ORUP
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Gleiwitz – Breslau
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft was on its way from Gleiwitz (Gliwice) to Breslau (Wrocław), carrying three passengers and one pilot. En route, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds and lost his orientation. While flying at low height, the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a dense wooded area located in Křemenáč, near the Polish border. The pilot F. Weghuberem was killed while all three passengers were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain after the pilot lost his bearings in poor weather conditions.