Let L-410 crash, Aug 20, 2015 (4 killed), Červený Kameň
Let L-410 accident on August 20, 2015 near Červený Kameň, Trenčín Region, Slovakia with 4 fatalities. Cause: Slovak final report SKA2015005 (as...
- Date: August 20, 2015
- Aircraft: Let L-410
- Location: Červený Kameň, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Slovak final report SKA2015005 (as summarized by BAAA and the Slovak ministry site): inadequate aircraft management and failure to master piloting technique by the OM ODQ commander; contributing factors were mobile phone handling during flying and takeoff weight above MTOW.
Two Let L 410 aircraft from Dubnica Air carrying skydivers for an airshow practice were climbing when the trailing OM ODQ closed on the lead OM SAB, closer than the agreed 100 m, and the two collided at about 1,400 to 1,500 m. The OM ODQ, whose captain was handling a mobile phone and which was over maximum takeoff weight, crashed in woodland north of the airfield. All four crew and two skydivers in OM ODQ were killed, and the Slovak investigation attributed the collision to the captain's poor aircraft management.