Pomník letecké nehody, Aviation accident memorial in Stará Bělá, Ostrava, Czech Republic

Pomník letecké nehody is a memorial in the Stará Bělá cadastral area of Ostrava, marking the spot where a Czechoslovak military MiG-21PF crashed on 12 November 1974. It commemorates Major František Doležal, whose aircraft suffered engine failure and fire during a landing manoeuvre.

On 12 November 1974, Major František Doležal of the Czechoslovak Air Force was on a night training flight in a MiG-21PF when the engine caught fire during the landing manoeuvre at 1 km altitude. The cause was a seized oil-pump bearing, traced to an error by a worker at the Malešice aviation repair works. Doležal steered the burning aircraft away from populated areas, but at 90 m the SK1 ejection seat could not fire; he died in the seat near the wreck.

The memorial is a plain marker at the crash site in Stará Bělá, a district of Ostrava. It recalls Major František Doležal, deputy commander of the 3rd squadron, who died on 12 November 1974. The site is visited by locals and aviation historians, and the annual date of the crash is a moment for remembrance.

The memorial stands in the open countryside of the Stará Bělá cadastral area on Ostrava's eastern edge, at the crash site itself rather than in the built-up centre. Approach on foot from the surrounding lanes; there are no marked trails, shelter or facilities at the spot, so wear footwear for rough ground and check the weather before setting out.

The pilot steered his burning plane away from populated areas to prevent harm to civilians below. This courageous action in his final moments is remembered as an act of great responsibility.