The pilot died after the plane crashed between the houses during the aviation day in Cheb

The pilot died after the plane crashed between the houses during the aviation day in Cheb
The pilot died after the plane crashed between the houses during the aviation day in Cheb
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Cheb – The pilot died after the plane crashed between the houses during the aviation day in Cheb. One person suffered minor injuries, rescue service spokesman Radek Hes told ČTK. According to police spokeswoman Kateřina Pešková, the plane landed between houses and a local road in the Podhrady district. It was a Hawker Hurricane Mk.IV fighter from the Second World War, the last airworthy machine of this version in the world, Jiří Poór, spokesman for the aviation day, told ČTK. The flying day was ended early.

All components of the rescue system are still responding to the scene in the early evening. “There is a helicopter and there will also be a drone of the Aviation Service, which helps us monitor and search the scene of the incident. A 3D scanner will also document the scene of the incident. We will cooperate with the Office for Professional Investigation of the Causes of Aviation Accidents to investigate the cause of the accident,” Pešková told ČTK. The road at the scene is closed.

According to the spokesperson, the police will be present for several more hours. “We ask the public for cooperation. If anyone saw the plane crash or has camera footage, call 158,” she added.

Video: Police spokespersons on the plane crash in Cheb

14/08/2022, 22:34, author: Slavomír Kubeš, source: ČTK

The plane went down at 3:30 p.m. The rescue service sent three vehicles and a helicopter to the scene, but it was called off due to the death of the pilot, who suffered fatal injuries. Paramedics treated a woman with minor injuries who was near the accident at the time, Hes said.

The accident happened outside the airport area. After the accident, the organizers immediately stopped the event. Most of the visitors left the airport in peace, they left in their vehicles, the rest took buses.

According to the organizers, the pilot of the historic plane was Czech. “The human loss is huge, we are very sorry. Lots of people express their sincere condolences on social networks, we are full of emotions. We are still finding out more details about the accident,” said Poor.

Hawker Hurricane Mk.IV. first appeared in the service of the Royal Air Force in 1937 and flew in eighteen squadrons from the beginning of the World War. Noted for its role in the Battle of Britain, the Hurricane continued to see service in almost every battle during the Second World War. The last flyable Mk.IV machine in the world arrived in Cheb, reminding us of Czechoslovak pilots in the RAF. The British fighter belonged to the Prague Aviation Museum Turntable, whose website states that currently less than 15 of the original 14,583 Hawker Hurricanes produced are airworthy, and one last in the Mk.IV version. The plane, or rather the entire museum, is owned by the owner of the Seznam.cz portal Ivo Lukačovič, who is a fan of aviation and holds a pilot’s license. He commented on the event today on twitter.“That plane lived and brought us so much joy. And Petr lived and everything was fine. And why are these good guys leaving?” he wrote

Accidents at air days or various parades are not frequent, but they do happen from time to time. In some cases with tragic consequences. In 2018, a replica of a historic aircraft fell during an aviation day at the airport near Strunkovice nad Blanicí on Prachaticko. The 72-year-old pilot died in the crash. In June 2016, an ultralight aircraft crashed at the Nymburk airport during an aviation day, killing both crew members. A month later, a glider participating in a gathering of historic gliders crashed at the airport in Plasy na Pilsen; the pilot escaped with only a leg injury. In July 2014, the aerobatics competitions in Kroměříž became fatal for the pilot of a small plane, which caught fire after falling. In June 2006, the historic biplane Tiger Month crashed at the European veteran show in Hradec Králové, no one was injured. In September 2005, the crash of the four-meter Sojka drone, which was participating in the NATO Days parade in Mošnov, was also avoided without consequences.

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