OK-162

Safety history

• July 7, 1977AccidentHull loss

  The crew (two pilots and two technicians) departed d’Uherské Hradiště-Kunovice Airport for a local test flight on this third L-410 prototype. While cruising at a relative low altitude, the pilot-in-command lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in a field located in Nedakonice, few km from the airfield.

  Let L-410 · 4 fatalities

  It is believed that the loss of control occurred when the tail separated in flight after severe actions were performed on the rudder by the pilot. Full accident record