2015 Červený Kameň mid-air collision

2015 Červený Kameň mid-air collision
A Let L-410 similar to the two aircraft involved
Accident
Date20 August 2015 (2015-08-20)
SummaryMid-air collision, pilot error
SiteOver Červený Kameň, Slovakia
40°26′34.7″N 3°42′58.8″W / 40.442972°N 3.716333°W / 40.442972; -3.716333
Total fatalities7
Total survivors31
First aircraft
TypeLet L-410MA
OperatorDubnica Air
RegistrationOM-SAB
Flight originSlávnica airport, Slovakia
Occupants19
Passengers17
Crew2
Fatalities3
Survivors16
Second aircraft
TypeLet L-410UVP
OperatorDubnica Air
RegistrationOM-ODQ
Flight originSlávnica airport, Slovakia
Occupants19
Passengers17
Crew2
Fatalities4
Survivors15

On 20 August 2015, two L-410 Turbolet aircraft on a skydiving formation flight collided mid-air and crashed near the village of Červený Kameň, Slovakia. The aircraft were carrying 17 parachutists and 2 crew each. All four crew members and three skydivers were killed, but the other 31 parachutists managed to jump safely before the aircraft crashed to the ground.[1]

Aircraft

The two aircraft involved were both twin-turboprop L-140 (registrations OM-SAB and OM-ODQ) operated by Dubnica Air.

Accident

On 20 August 2015 at 9:23 (local time), the two aircraft collided and crashed in a forest near Červený Kameň in the district of Ilava, north-western Slovakia.[2] Both aircraft were carrying parachutists who were training for the Slavnica 2015 Air Show.[3][4] Both aircraft came down in a wooded area after they hit each other at an altitude of around 1,500 m (4,900 ft) under unknown circumstances. All four crew members, two from each aircraft, and three parachutists were killed, but 31 others survived by jumping out of the aircraft. Five of the parachutists were treated for minor injuries.[5][6][7] There was a video shot showing that OM-SAB was consumed by fire.[8]

The wreckage of the two aircraft was difficult to access due to the forest terrain near the village where they were found. All victims of the disaster were of Slovakian nationality.[9] One of the crew members was a former Slovak ice hockey player Michal Česnek [sk].[10]

References

  1. ^ "Zrážku lietadiel na Považí neprežilo sedem ľudí, ostatní stihli vyskočiť". TA3.com. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Image". planecrashinfo.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  3. ^ Niels Hillebrand. "MILAVIA Air Show Calendar 2015 - Airshows in Slovakia". milavia.net.
  4. ^ "Letecký deň Slavnica 2015". akdubnica.sk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  5. ^ Adam Withnall (20 August 2015). "Slovakia plane crash: Parachutists survive fatal mid-air collision by jumping from aircraft". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
  6. ^ "Obrovská tragédia! Zrážka dvoch lietadiel na Červenom kameni". www.pluska.sk. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  7. ^ http://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/365098-pri-cervenom-kameni-sa-zrazili-dve-lietadla/ Archived 2015-08-22 at the Wayback Machine pluska.sk slovakia-plane-crash-parachutists-survive-fatal-midair-collision-by-jumping-from-aircraft
  8. ^ Harro Ranter (20 August 2015). "ASN Aircraft accident Let L-410MA OM-SAB Vr atec". aviation-safety.net. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Obrovská letecká tragédia: PRVÉ FOTO pilotov, ktorí zahynuli v troskách". Topky.sk. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  10. ^ http://sportky.topky.sk/c/139339/tragicka-nehoda-lietadiel-zasiahla-aj-do-sveta-sportu-vo-stvrtok-zomrel-byvaly-extraligovy-hokejista Archived 2015-08-22 at the Wayback Machine topky.sk tragicka-nehoda-lietadiel-zasiahla-aj-do-sveta-sportu-vo-stvrtok-zomrel-byvaly-extraligovy-hokejista