Avia 14 crash, Oct 10, 1962 (13 killed), Brno-Tuřany Sout...
Avia 14 accident on October 10, 1962 near Brno-Tuřany South Moravian Region, Czech Republic with 13 fatalities. Cause: The pilot misjudged the distance...
- Date: October 10, 1962
- Aircraft: Avia 14
- Location: Brno-Tuřany South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot misjudged the distance to the airport by about 3 km in poor visibility and the aircraft struck a hill short of the runway.
A CSA Avia 14 operating flight OK306 from Kosice via Bratislava to Prague approached Brno in poor visibility, struck a hill near Ujezd u Brna and broke apart in a fire. Of the 42 people aboard, 3 crew and 10 passengers were killed.