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their bicycles in the yard of the house. The airplane's four crew members, 17 adults and six child passengers (the youngest was only five years old) lost their lives. As it turned out, despite the 'air show', none of the passengers were fastened in their seat belts. A seriously injured woman and a three-month-old baby with minor injuries had to be rescued from the damaged building. It was only the next day that the wreckage could be pulled down and the cockpit was accessed, where the investigation revealed six bodies (two female passengers were in the cockpit without permission, while the flight mechanic was not there).
249:. The flight would have taken 12 minutes. The aircraft (presumably for the amusement of the passengers) performed a wavy line flight, then began a left turn at an altitude of approximately 450 metres, after which, according to the ex-post calculations, it performed a left-right wing roll at 400 metres, with climb and descent. The nose lifted due to the elevator being held too long, the aircraft rolled to the right and then, with a severe loss of speed, turned onto its back and crashed into the apartment building at 224 Lumumba Street in a corkscrew. (The street is now called Róna Street).
29:
387:
Investigations later found that the aircraft was technically sound, most likely the crew had let the passengers into the cockpit in violation of the rules of flight, and were performing wake and tight turns at low altitude for their amusement. Although the aircraft's load was 145 kilograms below the
353:
to
Budapest with four passengers. During the take-off from Szeged, the left landing gear blew out during the run-up at the moment of lift-off, but the captain noticed this only after take-off. They flew with the wheels still out all the time. During the emergency landing at Ferihegy, the aircraft
252:
The airplane did not catch fire or explode, so the building did not collapse and none of its occupants were killed. But on impact, the fuselage broke in two, the front part remained on the roof and the tail part fell down, crushing to death three young people (aged 20, 17 and 13) who were fixing
318:(the official reason given was that the Hungarians had requested the help of the Soviets stationed there because of "poor visibility"). The four soldiers on board were convicted, fined and expelled from Hungary, but the aircraft was confiscated. It was used by the
345:
engines. The aircraft type was changed to TS-62. Its new civil registration mark HA-TSA, refers to the new type of aircraft. It entered service on 6 September 1956, first as an 18-seater and then as a 21-seater from 1959. In 1960 it was given a wing replacement.
301:
mountains instead of the
Yugoslav capital, where the air force tried to shoot it down, but without success. The airplane then turned back towards Yugoslavia, but was immediately fired upon (as an American border-crossing aircraft). From there it fled to
388:
maximum permitted, 23 passengers were irregularly allocated to the 21 seats, while a total of 10 tickets were sold for the flight. After the accident, sightseeing flights over
Budapest were banned for a long time.
1124:
362:
691:
480:
1104:
241:
One of the services offered by Malév that was very popular at the time were the sightseeing flights over the capital. On Sunday, 6 August 1961, the aircraft made sightseeing flights over
684:
1094:
1099:
1075:
1069:
677:
472:
245:
under the command of
Captain Róbert Hoffmann. The flight, which ended in an accident, was the fifth flight of the day. It left the airport at 15:44 and flew over
602:
544:
142:
937:
735:
297:. That day, a strong southwest wind pushed the airplane towards the Hungarian border, and the pilots realised too late that they had arrived to the
322:
from 1952 to 1956 (with registration 026), but due to lack of documentation and spare parts it was out of the line, but it fitted in with the
1114:
977:
447:
375:
967:
417:
1027:
917:
875:
636:
342:
513:
1119:
1017:
1057:
957:
701:
577:
1007:
805:
865:
755:
987:
855:
765:
384:, reported the tragedy in a small 12-line article on its last page, and only 20 victims were reported instead of 30.
334:
233:, killing all 27 people on board and three others on the ground. It was the first fatal accident in Malév's history.
212:
122:
885:
997:
785:
745:
536:
1109:
270:
473:"Az elfogott amerikai kémgép, amely magyar sétarepülőként zuhant le, és okozta harminc ember halálát Zuglóban"
311:
274:
947:
266:
1037:
825:
262:
129:
815:
1047:
319:
669:
439:
795:
659:
409:
380:
366:
Memorial plaque on the wall of 224 Róna Street, Budapest, in memory of the three ground victims
775:
628:
835:
603:"An almost concealed plane crash in Budapest - the tragedy in Zugló took place 60 years ago"
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The aircraft had already suffered one minor accident: on 16 December 1960, it departed from
315:
505:
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with registration 316026 (43-16026). On 19 November 1951, the aircraft was due to fly from
725:
338:
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took over and converted it into a passenger aircraft. It continued to operate with Soviet
293:
with four
American soldiers on board. They tried to avoid Hungary, which was part of the
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party, reported the disaster only in a subdued way. The official daily newspaper of the
221:, registration HA-TSA, crashed during a sightseeing flight in a residential area in the
927:
845:
350:
1088:
215:
569:
896:
327:
323:
307:
294:
282:
112:
28:
63:
290:
371:
286:
246:
242:
226:
222:
218:
77:
73:
303:
230:
81:
298:
278:
410:"ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) HA-TSA Budapest"
361:
326:
used by Malév, as they were manufactured by the
Soviets under the
673:
306:, and then returned to Hungarian territory. By this time the
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Accidents and incidents involving the
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
33:
HA-TSA, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 1960
537:"Mi vezetett Budapest legsúlyosabb légikatasztrófájához?"
22:
1961 Malév
Hungarian Airlines Douglas C-47 Skytrain crash
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fighter jets forced the military airplane to land at
201:
193:
188:
180:
172:
164:
156:
148:
138:
128:
118:
108:
103:
95:
87:
69:
58:
43:
38:
310:had also become aware of the case, and two Soviet
1105:Malév Hungarian Airlines accidents and incidents
370:In Hungary, the state media, controlled by the
440:"The story of the biggest Hungarian air crash"
685:
8:
21:
1095:Aviation accidents and incidents in Hungary
692:
678:
670:
27:
20:
1100:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1961
736:RAF Lakenheath nuclear weapons accidents
580:from the original on September 15, 2021
506:"Egy "elátkozott" repülőgép tragédiája"
397:
152:Budapest Ferihegy International Airport
143:Budapest Ferihegy International Airport
354:stalled and came to rest on its nose.
483:from the original on January 13, 2022
450:from the original on October 28, 2020
420:from the original on November 5, 2021
7:
968:Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 706
597:
595:
564:
562:
516:from the original on October 1, 2020
500:
498:
467:
465:
403:
401:
658:"Lezuhant a MALÉV sétarepülőgépe".
265:, that was manufactured in 1943 in
639:from the original on June 24, 2021
547:from the original on April 7, 2022
376:Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
14:
1028:Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 322
876:Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 644
702:Aviation accidents and incidents
535:Sándor, György (June 23, 2017).
479:(in Hungarian). August 5, 2021.
341:engines instead of the original
1008:Imperial Airlines Flight 201/8
918:Holtaheia Vickers Viking crash
1:
938:President Airlines DC-6 crash
756:American Airlines Flight 1502
662:. August 8, 1961. p. 11.
62:Crashed into building due to
1115:August 1961 events in Europe
1018:Cincinnati Zantop DC-4 crash
273:. From 1944, it flew in the
261:The aircraft involved was a
1058:Mineralnye Vody Il-18 crash
988:Turkish Airlines Flight 835
958:F-84 Thunderstreak incident
856:United Air Lines Flight 859
766:Garuda Indonesia Flight 542
1141:
978:Transair Sweden DC-6 crash
886:Alaska Airlines Flight 779
343:Pratt & Whitney R-1830
1067:
717:
26:
1120:20th century in Budapest
271:Douglas Aircraft Company
213:Malév Hungarian Airlines
123:Malév Hungarian Airlines
275:United States Air Force
47:6 August 1961
948:Air France Flight 2005
367:
267:Long Beach, California
263:Douglas C-47A Skytrain
1038:Ansett-ANA Flight 325
826:Air France Flight 406
365:
211:On August 6, 1961, a
998:Derby Aviation crash
816:LAN-Chile Flight 621
786:Yuba City B-52 crash
746:Goldsboro B-52 crash
1076:► 1962
1070:1960 ◄
1048:Aeroflot Flight 245
414:aviation-safety.net
320:Hungarian Air Force
23:
1073:
796:Aeroflot Flight 68
570:"HA-TSA - Li-2.hu"
444:Daily News Hungary
368:
219:passenger aircraft
109:Aircraft type
1082:
1081:
776:Sabena Flight 548
446:. June 28, 2017.
339:Shvetsov ASh-62IR
209:
208:
194:Ground fatalities
189:Ground casualties
1132:
1074:
908:Malév C-47 crash
836:Viasa Flight 897
712:
711:
709:
694:
687:
680:
671:
664:
663:
655:
649:
648:
646:
644:
625:
619:
618:
616:
614:
609:. August 6, 2021
599:
590:
589:
587:
585:
566:
557:
556:
554:
552:
532:
526:
525:
523:
521:
512:(in Hungarian).
502:
493:
492:
490:
488:
469:
460:
459:
457:
455:
436:
430:
429:
427:
425:
405:
88:Total fatalities
54:
52:
31:
24:
16:Airline accident
1140:
1139:
1135:
1134:
1133:
1131:
1130:
1129:
1110:1961 in Hungary
1085:
1084:
1083:
1078:
1072:
1063:
1062:
1061:
1060:
1055:
1051:
1050:
1045:
1041:
1040:
1035:
1031:
1030:
1025:
1021:
1020:
1015:
1011:
1010:
1005:
1001:
1000:
995:
991:
990:
985:
981:
980:
975:
971:
970:
965:
961:
960:
955:
951:
950:
945:
941:
940:
935:
931:
930:
925:
921:
920:
915:
911:
910:
905:
901:
900:
893:
889:
888:
883:
879:
878:
873:
869:
868:
863:
859:
858:
853:
849:
848:
843:
839:
838:
833:
829:
828:
823:
819:
818:
813:
809:
808:
803:
799:
798:
793:
789:
788:
783:
779:
778:
773:
769:
768:
763:
759:
758:
753:
749:
748:
743:
739:
738:
733:
729:
728:
726:Aero Flight 311
723:
713:
707:
705:
700:
698:
668:
667:
657:
656:
652:
642:
640:
627:
626:
622:
612:
610:
601:
600:
593:
583:
581:
568:
567:
560:
550:
548:
534:
533:
529:
519:
517:
504:
503:
496:
486:
484:
471:
470:
463:
453:
451:
438:
437:
433:
423:
421:
408:Ranter, Harro.
407:
406:
399:
394:
360:
333:In early 1956,
259:
239:
202:Ground injuries
50:
48:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1138:
1136:
1128:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1087:
1086:
1080:
1079:
1068:
1065:
1064:
1056:
1053:
1052:
1046:
1043:
1042:
1036:
1033:
1032:
1026:
1023:
1022:
1016:
1013:
1012:
1006:
1003:
1002:
996:
993:
992:
986:
983:
982:
976:
973:
972:
966:
963:
962:
956:
953:
952:
946:
943:
942:
936:
933:
932:
928:TWA Flight 529
926:
923:
922:
916:
913:
912:
906:
903:
902:
894:
891:
890:
884:
881:
880:
874:
871:
870:
866:ČSA Flight 511
864:
861:
860:
854:
851:
850:
846:KLM Flight 823
844:
841:
840:
834:
831:
830:
824:
821:
820:
814:
811:
810:
806:ČSA Flight 511
804:
801:
800:
794:
791:
790:
784:
781:
780:
774:
771:
770:
764:
761:
760:
754:
751:
750:
744:
741:
740:
734:
731:
730:
724:
721:
720:
719:
718:
715:
714:
699:
697:
696:
689:
682:
674:
666:
665:
650:
620:
591:
558:
527:
494:
461:
431:
396:
395:
393:
390:
359:
356:
351:Szeged Airport
258:
255:
238:
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207:
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195:
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182:
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146:
145:
140:
136:
135:
132:
126:
125:
120:
116:
115:
110:
106:
105:
101:
100:
97:
96:Total injuries
93:
92:
89:
85:
84:
71:
67:
66:
60:
56:
55:
45:
41:
40:
36:
35:
32:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1137:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1092:
1090:
1077:
1071:
1066:
1059:
1049:
1039:
1029:
1019:
1009:
999:
989:
979:
969:
959:
949:
939:
929:
919:
909:
899:
898:
887:
877:
867:
857:
847:
837:
827:
817:
807:
797:
787:
777:
767:
757:
747:
737:
727:
716:
703:
695:
690:
688:
683:
681:
676:
675:
672:
661:
654:
651:
638:
634:
630:
624:
621:
608:
604:
598:
596:
592:
579:
575:
571:
565:
563:
559:
546:
542:
538:
531:
528:
515:
511:
507:
501:
499:
495:
482:
478:
474:
468:
466:
462:
449:
445:
441:
435:
432:
419:
415:
411:
404:
402:
398:
391:
389:
385:
383:
382:
377:
373:
364:
357:
355:
352:
347:
344:
340:
336:
331:
329:
325:
324:Lisunov Li-2s
321:
317:
316:Pápa Air Base
313:
309:
305:
300:
296:
292:
288:
284:
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276:
272:
268:
264:
256:
254:
250:
248:
244:
236:
234:
232:
228:
224:
223:14th district
220:
217:
216:Douglas TS-62
214:
204:
200:
196:
192:
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163:
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147:
144:
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139:Flight origin
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133:
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124:
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117:
114:
113:Douglas TS-62
111:
107:
102:
98:
94:
90:
86:
83:
79:
75:
72:
68:
65:
61:
57:
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42:
37:
30:
25:
19:
907:
897:Avion Pirata
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660:Népszabadság
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641:. Retrieved
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452:. Retrieved
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381:Népszabadság
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332:
328:Douglas DC-3
308:Soviet Union
295:Eastern Bloc
283:West Germany
260:
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130:Registration
18:
607:pestbuda.hu
574:www.li-2.hu
149:Destination
64:pilot error
1089:Categories
541:Történelem
392:References
291:Yugoslavia
173:Fatalities
157:Passengers
51:1961-08-06
643:April 13,
629:"Li-2.hu"
613:April 13,
584:April 13,
551:April 13,
520:April 13,
487:April 13,
454:April 13,
424:April 13,
372:communist
358:Aftermath
330:licence.
181:Survivors
637:Archived
578:Archived
545:Archived
514:Archived
481:Archived
448:Archived
418:Archived
287:Belgrade
257:Aircraft
243:Budapest
227:Budapest
176:27 (all)
119:Operator
104:Aircraft
78:Budapest
39:Incident
706: (
704:in 1961
633:li-2.hu
304:Romania
231:Hungary
82:Hungary
59:Summary
49: (
1054:Dec 31
1044:Dec 17
1034:Nov 30
1024:Nov 23
1014:Nov 14
984:Sep 23
974:Sep 18
964:Sep 17
954:Sep 14
944:Sep 12
934:Sep 10
892:Jul 30
882:Jul 21
872:Jul 19
862:Jul 12
852:Jul 11
842:Jun 12
832:May 30
822:May 10
802:Mar 28
792:Mar 16
782:Mar 14
772:Feb 15
752:Jan 28
742:Jan 24
732:Jan 16
510:iho.hu
312:MiG-15
299:Mecsek
279:Erding
237:Flight
134:HA-TSA
1004:Nov 8
994:Oct 7
924:Sep 1
914:Aug 9
904:Aug 6
812:Apr 3
762:Feb 3
722:Jan 3
477:telex
335:Malév
285:, to
269:, by
247:Zugló
74:Zugló
708:1961
645:2022
615:2022
586:2022
553:2022
522:2022
489:2022
456:2022
426:2022
165:Crew
70:Site
44:Date
225:of
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