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Date Wednesday 21 October 1981
Time
Type Silhouette image of generic T154 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Tupolev Tu-154B
Operator Malev Hungarian Airlines
Registration HA-LCF
MSN 75A126
Year of manufature 1975
Engines Kuznetsov NK-8-2U
Crew Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total occupants Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 81
Aircraft damage Destroyed, written off
Aircraft fate w/o
Location Praha-Ruzyne Airport (PRG)   Czechia
Phase Landing
Nature Passenger - Scheduled
Departure Airport Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM)
Destination Airport Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG/LKPR)
Narrative After a PAR approach to Prague, the crew were high on the glideslope, and passed the runway threshold at 80 m instead of 20 m. The pilot reduced engine thrust and deployed the spoilers, which is not allowed at a height over 5 m. The airplane smashed onto the runway with a 4 g acceleration force. It subsequently broke in two.

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E-mail Ivan Rado, 15-2-2007
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photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Frankfurt International Airport (FRA); February 1977