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Crash of a Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III off Hamburg

Date & Time: Apr 28, 2009 at 1835 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III
Operator:
Registration:
D-IKST
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Hamburg – Altenburg – Thüringen
MSN:
421C-1024
YOM:
1981
Location:
Hamburg-Finkenwerder
Hamburg
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
175
Captain / Total hours on type:
28.00
Aircraft flight hours:
5482
Circumstances:
Shortly after take off from Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport, the pilot informed ATC that he lost all his navigational instruments and was cleared to divert to Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport. On final, he encountered difficulties to lower the gears and eventually ditched the aircraft in the Elbe River. The aircraft came to rest upside down in 0,8 meter of water and was destroyed. The pilot escaped with minor injuries.
Final Report:

Crash of a Piper PA-46-310P Malibu in Hamburg: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 1988 at 1525 LT
Type of aircraft:
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
Operator:
Jochen Pemöller
Registration:
D-EIHR
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Lemwerder - Hamburg
MSN:
46-8408054
YOM:
1984
Location:
Hamburg-Finkenwerder
Hamburg
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft departed Lemwerder Airtport at 1457LT bound to the northeast with five passengers and one pilot on board. While on approach to Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport, the pilot initiated a go-around when he lost control of the airplane that crashed on the ground. Two occupants were killed and four others were injured.

Crash of a Nord 2501D Noratlas in Oederquart: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1959 at 1422 LT
Type of aircraft:
Nord 2501 Noratlas
Operator:
Registration:
GC+106
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hamburg - Hamburg
MSN:
62
YOM:
1955
Location:
Oederquart
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew left Hamburg-Finkenwerder for a test flight. En route, in unclear circumstances, the airplane went out of control and crashed in flames in an open field located in Oederquart, Lower Saxony. The airplane was destroyed and all four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Johannes Nagel, pilot,
Horst Weihrauch, copilot,
Ulrich Doletzki, mechanic,
Werner Stegen, radio operator.
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