On 20 August 2015, two
L-410 Turbolet aircraft on a
skydiving
Parachuting and skydiving are methods of descending from a high point in an atmosphere to the ground or ocean surface with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent using a parachute or multiple parachutes.
For hu ...
formation flight collided mid-air and crashed near the village of
Červený Kameň
Červený Kameň () is a village and municipality in Ilava District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia.
Etymology
Both Slovak and Hungarian names mean "red stone". The first written mention about the village is "''possesio seu will ...
, 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.
Aircraft
The two aircraft involved were both twin-
turboprop
A turboprop is a Gas turbine, gas turbine engine that drives an aircraft Propeller (aeronautics), propeller.
A turboprop consists of an intake, reduction drive, reduction gearbox, gas compressor, compressor, combustor, turbine, and a propellin ...
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
Červený Kameň () is a village and municipality in Ilava District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia.
Etymology
Both Slovak and Hungarian names mean "red stone". The first written mention about the village is "''possesio seu will ...
in the district of Ilava, north-western Slovakia.
Both aircraft were carrying
parachutists who were training for the Slavnica 2015 Air Show. Both aircraft came down in a wooded area after they hit each other at an altitude of around 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. There was a video shot showing that OM-SAB was consumed by fire.
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. One of the crew members was a former Slovak
ice hockey
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player .
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References
External links
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