Martin Farkas

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Martin Farkas was the sole survivor of a Slovak Military plane crash which killed 42 people, making it the worst air disaster in Slovak history. The January 19, 2006 flight was full of NATO peacekeepers who were returning from Kosovo when it crashed in the forests of northern Hungary. The plane was reportedly three kilometers off course and flying at an altitude of only 3500 meters when it disappeared off of the radar screen of Slovak air control at 19:38. The plane crashed into a hill and immediate caught fire. Michaela Farkasova, the wife of Martin Farkas, told the press that Martin called her via cell phone from the crash site and told her to alert the authorities.

Sydney Morning Herald's report of accident: [1]