Wizz Air pilots died in a horrific crash, here is their last conversation

A Hungarian small plane crashed in Sweden on 18 June with two Hungarian nationals on board. Now Hír TV published the last words of the pilots and the air traffic controllers. The two pilots who died in the accident were employees of the Hungarian low-cost airline, Wizz Air.

Wizz Air pilots died in Sweden

As we wrote before, the Swedish police found the wreck and the bodies of the two Hungarians on board dead this Monday in 8-10 metres depth. The propeller-driven aircraft crashed into the sea 120 kilometres southwest of Stockholm. According to Swedish authorities, the Socata MS.893 Rallye Commodore 180 light propeller aircraft took off from Poland and was heading for Dala-Järna, northwest of the Swedish capital.

But they changed course for unknown reasons en route and headed for Skavsta International Airport, 100 kilometres southwest of Stockholm. The accident took place at 8 PM last Sunday. The Swedish authorities believe they modified their flight plan because of the bad weather conditions. Check out a video of the crash site HERE.

This was their aircraft:

Photo: PrtScr/Youtube

Later, it became clear that two employees of the Hungarian low-cost airline, Wizz Air, lost their lives. Both were between 40 and 50. The two men were on a private journey. They travelled to Sweden to buy a new plane. Their bodies were found with the help of helicopters and Swedish divers in the sea this Monday.

Swedish authorities tried to help but could not

The pilots, Dániel and Gábor, were employees of Wizz Air. Both were trained professionals and leaders of the Műegyetemi Sportrepülő Egyesület, the sport plane association of the Hungarian University of Technology and Economics (Budapest BME).

Their last conversation with the air traffic control was recorded and published yesterday. They asked for a weather report from the Borlange Airport, their reserve.

Air traffic controller: “I got information from one of our colleagues that has a friend living at your destination [inaudible]. He said that the weather was not good at all, so he recommends you try to go somewhere else.” “Okay, thank you very much, sir”, one of the Hungarian pilots replied in a cheerful tone.

However, they could not land anywhere in that zone because of the bad weather or the closed airports. A couple of minutes before the crash, the air traffic controller asked whether they could make an instrument approach. But the Hungarians said they could not. After 8 PM, a last call from the air traffic control came saying he lost contact with the Hungarians probably because their altitude was too low. The sorrowful reality was that they crashed into the sea.