Innsbruck | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

While cruising at an altitude of 21,000 feet south of Ingolstadt, the pilot informed ATC that a fire erupted on board, declared an emergency and requested the permission to divert to Munich Airport. The crew immediately started an emergency descent when control was lost. The airplane entered a dive, partially disintegrated in the air and eventually crashed in flames on a highway. Debris were found in an open field and the main wreckage on the Munich - Nuremberg highway. The tail was found about three km from the main wreckage. Rescue teams were hampered in their mission and it was really difficult to reach the crash site as the highway was totally jammed by cars from people living on holidays. None of the 48 occupants survived the crash. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were considered as good despite broken clouds from 800 feet till 15,000 feet.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the main generator failed in flight, causing a major power failure and probably an electrical short-circuit. This caused several systems and onboard instruments to fail such as the gyrocompas. While cruising in poor visibility due to clouds, the crew was unable to maintain a proper attitude and the aircraft went out of control. During the descent, aerodynamic forces exceeded the certification of the tail and the wings that were torn off. Then, the aircraft impacted ground at a speed of 310 knots. The accident was unsurvivable. The exact cause of the generator failure could not be determined with certainty.

Crash of a Bristol 175 Britannia 312 on Mt Glungezer: 83 killed

Date & Time: Feb 29, 1964 at 1414 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol Britannia

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G-AOVO

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

London-Heathrow – Innsbruck

MSN:

13423

YOM:

1958

Flight number:

EG802

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Captain / Total flying hours:

10290

Captain / Total hours on type:

3320.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

14073

Copilot / Total hours on type:

303

Aircraft flight hours:

13633

Circumstances:

British Eagle Flight 802 departed London-Heathrow Airport at 12:04 GMT with destination Innsbruck, Austria. At 13:35 the flight contacted Munich ATC and reported over the Kempten NDB nine minutes later, changing its IFR flight plan to VFR from Kempten to Innsbruck. Two minutes later the crew contacted Innsbruck and reported descending VMC directly to Seefeld. Over the Innsbruck VOR at FL110, the airplane was still unable to break the clouds. The last message from the flight was at 14:12 when it reported at FL100. The descent was continued until the airplane collided with the steep eastern flank of the Glungezer Mountain at an altitude of 2601 m (8500 ft). An avalanche occurred, carrying most of the aircraft debris downhill for about 400 m. All 83 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The primary cause was the erroneous decision of the pilot-in-command to descend, below the stipulated minimum safe altitude in the weather conditions prevailing at the time, as a result of which he was unable to conduct the flight in accordance with visual flight rules.

Crash of a Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman in Innsbruck

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Noorduyn Norseman

Operator:

Registration:

43-35376

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

450

YOM:

1944

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Crash landed. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot John D. Dunleavy was injured.

Crash of a Junkers F.13fe on Mt Krottenkopf: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1930

Type of aircraft:

Junkers F.13

Operator:

Registration:

A-3

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Postal (mail)

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Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Vienna - Innsbruck – Zurich

MSN:

575

YOM:

1920

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En route from Innsbruck to Zurich, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions. In low visibility due to clouds, the single engine airplane struck the slope of Mt Krottenkopf located about 7 km northwest of Wallgau. The wreckage was found two days later. The pilot named Stoisavljevic was killed.

Crash of a Junkers F.13 in Weiler-Simmerberg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1930

Type of aircraft:

Junkers F.13

Operator:

Registration:

A-95

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Innsbruck – Zurich

MSN:

688

YOM:

1923

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En route from Innsbruck to Zurich (Dübendorf), the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft impacted terrain and came to rest almost upside down. Both passengers were injured and the pilot Gustav Rubritius was killed.