2015 Červený Kameň mid-air collision

Aviation accident in Slovakia 2015 Červený Kameň mid-air collision OK-SLD L-410 Silver Air (6157959575) (2).jpg 1.1 A Let L-410 similar to the two aircraft involved Accident 2015 08 20 y Mid-air collision, pilot error Over Červený Kameň, Slovakia 7 31 Let L-410MA Dubnica Air OM-SAB Slávnica airport, Slovakia 19 17 2 3 16 Let L-410UVP Dubnica Air OM-ODQ Slávnica airport, Slovakia 19 17 2 4 15 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.http://www.ta3.com/clanok/1067711/zrazku-lietadiel-na-povazi-neprezilo-sedem-ludi-ostatni-stihli-vyskocit.html Zrážku lietadiel na Považí neprežilo sedem ľudí, ostatní stihli vyskočiť TA3.com 20 August 2015 22 August 2015 22 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150822050234/http://www.ta3.com/clanok/1067711/zrazku-lietadiel-na-povazi-neprezilo-sedem-ludi-ostatni-stihli-vyskocit.html live 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.http://www.planecrashinfo.com/ Image planecrashinfo.com 2015-08-29 2009-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20091005233654/http://www.planecrashinfo.com/ live Both aircraft were carrying parachutists who were training for the Slavnica 2015 Air Show.http://www.milavia.net/airshows/calendar/showdates-2015-europe-SK.html MILAVIA Air Show Calendar 2015 - Airshows in Slovakia Niels Hillebrand milavia.nethttp://www.akdubnica.sk/akcie/event/letecky-den-2015/ Letecký deň Slavnica 2015 akdubnica.sk 2015-08-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123427/http://www.akdubnica.sk/akcie/event/letecky-den-2015/ 2016-03-04 dead Both aircraft came down in a wooded area after they hit each other at an altitude of around 1500 m on 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.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/slovakia-plane-crash-parachutists-survive-fatal-midair-collision-by-jumping-from-aircraft-10463442.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/slovakia-plane-crash-parachutists-survive-fatal-midair-collision-by-jumping-from-aircraft-10463442.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Slovakia plane crash: Parachutists survive fatal mid-air collision by jumping from aircraft Adam Withnall 20 August 2015 The Independenthttp://www.pluska.sk/krimi/nehody/obrovska-tragedia-zrazka-dvoch-lietadiel-cervenom-kameni.html Obrovská tragédia! Zrážka dvoch lietadiel na Červenom kameni www.pluska.sk 20 August 2015 22 August 2015 22 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150822140953/http://www.pluska.sk/krimi/nehody/obrovska-tragedia-zrazka-dvoch-lietadiel-cervenom-kameni.html livehttp://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/365098-pri-cervenom-kameni-sa-zrazili-dve-lietadla/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150822195040/http://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/365098-pri-cervenom-kameni-sa-zrazili-dve-lietadla/ 2015-08-22 pluska.sk slovakia-plane-crash-parachutists-survive-fatal-midair-collision-by-jumping-from-aircraft There was a video shot showing that OM-SAB was consumed by fire.http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20150820-0 ASN Aircraft accident Let L-410MA OM-SAB Vr atec Harro Ranter 20 August 2015 aviation-safety.net 29 August 2015 24 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150824172054/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20150820-0 live 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.http://www.topky.sk/cl/10/1493615/ONLINE-Obrovska-letecka-tragedia-pri-Ilave--FOTO-z-miesta-nestastia--sedem-mrtvych Obrovská letecká tragédia: PRVÉ FOTO pilotov, ktorí zahynuli v troskách Topky.sk 20 August 2015 29 August 2015 22 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150822182421/http://www.topky.sk/cl/10/1493615/ONLINE-Obrovska-letecka-tragedia-pri-Ilave--FOTO-z-miesta-nestastia--sedem-mrtvych live One of the crew members was a former Slovak ice hockey player Michal Česnek sk Michal Česnek.http://sportky.topky.sk/c/139339/tragicka-nehoda-lietadiel-zasiahla-aj-do-sveta-sportu-vo-stvrtok-zomrel-byvaly-extraligovy-hokejista https://web.archive.org/web/20150822182854/http://sportky.topky.sk/c/139339/tragicka-nehoda-lietadiel-zasiahla-aj-do-sveta-sportu-vo-stvrtok-zomrel-byvaly-extraligovy-hokejista 2015-08-22 topky.sk tragicka-nehoda-lietadiel-zasiahla-aj-do-sveta-sportu-vo-stvrtok-zomrel-byvaly-extraligovy-hokejista References External links 20150820-0 for OM-SAB 20150820-1 for OM-ODQ Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2015 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Slovakia Category:Mid-air collisions involving airliners Category:Mid-air collisions in Europe Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Let L-410 Turbolet Category:2015 in Slovakia Category:August 2015 in Europe Category:2015 disasters in Slovakia