Hamburg-Helmut-Schmidt (Fuhlsbüttel)

The single engine airplane departed Zurich Airport Runway 28 at 1134LT bound for Hamburg-Helmut Schmidt Airport, carrying one passenger and one pilot. After passing over the city of Konstanz at an altitude of 16,750 feet in IFR conditions, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and eventually crashed in the Konstanz Lake, about 200 metres off Mainau Island. The wreckage was found at a depth of 60 metres and both occupants were killed.

The aircraft was parked on the ramp and subject to engine test run with one or two engineers on board. During the test, the aircraft jumped over the chocks then collided with obstacles and came to rest. There were no injuries while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was operated by Sun-Air of Scandinavia on behalf of British Airways.

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.

The twin engine aircraft departed Basel-EuroAirport on a flight to Hamburg with 16 passengers and four crew members on board. While descending to Hamburg, weather conditions deteriorated rapidly and due to thunderstorm activity with heavy rain falls and strong winds, the crew was unable to land at Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport and decided to divert to Bremen. Unfortunately, weather conditions were so poor that the crew was unable to land in Bremen, Hanover and Berlin-Tegel Airport as well. Due to low fuel reserve, the crew informed ATC about his situation and was vectored to Werneuchen, a former Soviet military airfield some 60 km northeast of Berlin. Werneuchen's unlighted runway has a length of 2,400 metres but has no approach aids. ATC warned the crew about the presence of a one metre high earth embankment across the runway, some 900 metres past the runway threshold which was there to avoid illegal car races. The remaining runway was still used for general aviation. Due to limited visibility caused by poor weather conditions, the crew was unable to see and avoid the earth embankment. After landing, the aircraft impacted the earth embankment, causing the undercarriage to be torn off. The aircraft slid on its belly for few dozen metres before coming to rest in the middle of the runway. All 20 occupants evacuated the cabin, among them two were slightly injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The pilot, sole on board, was completing a flight from Hamburg to Westerland. At a distance of 30 km southeast from Westerland-Sylt Airport, at an altitude of 1,300 feet, the pilot was cleared for an approach to runway 24. Few seconds later, both engines lost power. The pilot declared an emergency and was cleared for a straight-in approach to runway 33. Due to the situation, the pilot attempted to ditch the aircraft two km offshore. Rescue teams arrived on site about 45 minutes later and the pilot was rescued while the aircraft sank. The pilot added 250 litres of fuel at Hamburg Airport and a total of about 400 litres were found in all tanks after the wreckage was recovered, dismissing the possibility of a fuel exhaustion. Traces of corrosion were found on several engine parts.

On final approach to Heringsdorf Airport in poor weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft collided with trees and crashed in a wooded area located 750 metres short of runway 28, bursting into flames. The pilot, sole on board, was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. At the time of the accident, the visibility was about 400 metres with a ceiling at 100 feet, below minimums.

Shortly after takeoff from Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport, while climbing, the pilot reported engine problems and was cleared to return for an emergency landing. While completing a turn, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in Niendorf, near the airport. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

After takeoff from Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport runway 23, while climbing by night to a height of about 1,000 feet, the twin engine aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

On September 8, 1989, LN-PAA was on a charter flight to Hamburg. The flight was due to depart at 1500 hrs. The call sign was Partnair (PAR) 394. The departure was delayed by almost an hour due to the Civil Aviation Administration, Norway (CAA/N) and the catering company having suspended PAS' credit. Once the financial problem was settled the crew was given permission to depart. During the period September 6-8, 1989 LN-PAA experienced some technical problems with the left AC power system. The AC generator was replaced, but the malfunction in the system remained. On the flight to Hamburg it was decided to use the APU generator as the electrical power source for the left AC system. LN-PAA took off at 1559:50 hrs. The flight proceeded normally to the planned cruise level, which was FL220. At 1604 hrs PAR 394 was cleared direct to AAL VOR/DME (Aalborg). When the aircraft climbed through FL 180 at 1616 hrs, the crew was informed by Oslo ACC about strong westerly winds at altitude. The air traffic controller suggested a 100 heading change to the right. At 1622 hrs PAR 394 was informed that the radar service from Oslo Ace terminated and that the flight would enter Danish-controlled air space in 2 minutes. PAR 394 was then requested to contact Copenhagen ACC. According to the aircraft's Flight Data Recorder (FOR), LNPAA reached its cruising level at 1623 hrs. Half a minute later the crew established contact with Copenhagen ACC and informed them that PAR 394 was maintaining FL220, whereupon Copenhagen ACC confirmed that they had radar contact. This was the last radio contact anyone had with PAR 394. The next control point was AAL VOR/DME. Apparently, the flight proceeded normally until the air traffic controller at Copenhagen ACC observed that the radar signals from PAR 394 showed an unexpected right turn and then disappeared from the radar scope. At 1640 hrs the air traffic controller tried to contact PAR 394, but there was no reply. He tried again several times. At 1642 hrs the ATS in both Denmark and Norway initiated an investigation to locate the aircraft. At 1659 hrs it was decided to inform the rescue authorities in Norway and Denmark. It turned out that a serious accident had occurred. None of the 55 persons on board survived.

Shortly after takeoff from runway 15, while climbing to a height of about 800 feet, the twin engine entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a grassy area located past the runway end. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.