Aero C-3A crash, Mar 18, 1954 (3 killed), Hradec Králové...
Aero C-3A accident on March 18, 1954 near Hradec Králové Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic with 3 fatalities. Cause: Left engine failure caused by...
- Date: March 18, 1954
- Aircraft: Aero C-3A
- Location: Hradec Králové Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Left engine failure caused by faulty spark plugs
A Czech Air Force Aero C 3A was on a local training sortie from Hradec Kralove when its left engine failed at about 200 meters. The crew tried to return for an emergency landing, but the aircraft stalled in a right turn and crashed in a field at Rusek, east of the airfield. Three occupants were killed and the radio operator was seriously injured.