Short Brothers & Harland LTD. SC-7 SKYVAN S3 incident near Klatovy, Czech Republic, Cz, April 8, 2015
On April 8, 2015 at about 1:36 pm local time, a Short Brothers & Harland LTD. SC-7 SKYVAN S3, registered OEFDN, suffered minor damage in an incident during enroute (descent) near Klatovy, Czech Republic (Klatovy airport). The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 8, 2015 · about 1:36 pm local time
- Place
- Klatovy, Czech Republic, Czechia · Klatovy · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Short Brothers & Harland LTD. SC-7 SKYVAN S3 3
- Registration
- OEFDN · no longer on the register · serial SH 1964
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
An Austrian registered Shorts SC7 Skyvan, registration number OE-FDN, being operated by Pink Aviation Services Gmbh, suffered an uncontained failure of No.2 turbine wheel on RH engine during descend, resulting in damage to the right-hand forward sidewall fuel cell by debris of the turbine wheel, and subsequent fuel loss. The investigation is being conducted by the Air Accidents Investigation Institute (AAII) of the Czech Republic. The NTSB has appointed an accredited representative to assist the AAII's investigation as the state of design of the airplane powerplants. All inquiries concerning this investigation should be directed to: Air Accidents Investigation Institute Director Beranových 130 199 01 Prague 9 Czech Republic Tel.: (420) 225 115 426 (420) 724 300 800 (24 hours) E-mail: INFO@uzpln.cz Fax: (420) 225 115 430 Website: http://www.uzpln.cz
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Uncontained engine failure during enroute (descent) defining event
The aircraft
- Maximum gross weight: 12,500 lb
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Honeywell TPE331-2 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Engine 2:; 0 hours total
- Operator: Pink Aviations Services Luftverkehrsunte
The flight
- Departed from: ETSA Penzing
- Destination: LKKT Klatovy
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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