ČSA Flight 511
A ČSA Ilyushin Il-18 similar to the crashed aircraft | |
Accident summary | |
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Date | March 28, 1961 |
Summary | In-flight breakup |
Site | Gräfenberg, Germany |
Passengers | 44 |
Crew | 8 |
Fatalities | 52 (all) |
Survivors | 0 |
Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-18V |
Operator | ČSA |
Registration | OK-OAD |
Flight origin | Prague Ruzyně Airport |
1st stopover | Kloten Airport, Zurich |
2nd stopover | Rabat |
3rd stopover | Dakar |
Last stopover | Conakry |
Destination | Bamako |
ČSA Flight 511 was a flight operated by an Ilyushin Il-18 that crashed in Gräfenberg near Nürnberg on March 28, 1961 during flight across West Germany.[1]
German investigation commission stated that the primary cause of the accident was a pilot error or an autopilot malfunction. Soviet investigators refused this conclusion and stated that the accident was caused by an explosion near a tail of the plane. The plane was shot down according to the Soviets. Czechoslovakia accepted the German report two and a half years after the crash.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin 18V OK-OAD Nürnberg
- ↑ Technet.cz: Letadlo ČSA se zřítilo u Norimberka. Podle Rusů bylo sestřeleno, 2012-04-03, czech
Coordinates: 49°38′00″N 11°15′00″E / 49.6333°N 11.2500°E
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