ČSA Flight 523

35Fatalities

34Survivors

69On board

Accident details

Date: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Location: Xxxxxxx
Country: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Operator: XX-XXXX
Aircraft: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxx
Registration: Xxxxxxxxx
From: 000
Stopover: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
To: Xxxxxxx
Passengers: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Crew: XX-XXXX
Summary: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxx

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What happened

An Ilyushin Il-18D flight from Prague Ruzyně International Airport, Czechoslovakia, to Havana, crashes after takeoff from a refuelling stop in Gander, Canada, killing 37 of 69 people on board.

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