2006 Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 crash
A Slovakia Air Force An-24 similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 January 2006 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Near Hejce, Hungary 48°26′39″N 21°18′53″E / 48.44417°N 21.31472°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Antonov An-24 |
| Operator | Slovak Air Force |
| Registration | 5605 |
| Flight origin | Pristina International Airport, Pristina, Kosovo |
| Destination | Košice International Airport, Košice, Slovakia |
| Occupants | 43 |
| Passengers | 35 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 42 |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Survivors | 1 |
On 19 January 2006, an Antonov An-24 aircraft operated by the Slovak Air Force crashed in northern Hungary, near the village of Hejce and town of Telkibánya. The airplane was carrying Slovak peacekeepers from Kosovo. Of the 43 people on board, only one survived. The crash remains the deadliest in Hungarian and Slovak history.