Königstein im Taunus | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The pilot, sole on board, was completing a positioning flight from Frankfurt-Main Airport to Reichelsheim where the airplane was based. At 1235LT, the twin engine aircraft departed Frankfurt-Main Airport runway 25L and the pilot was instructed to make a left turn and to climb and maintain 1,500 feet. The aircraft climbed to 1,800 feet then descended to 1,400 feet. In rain falls, the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a wooded area located in Königstein im Taunus, about 15 km north of Frankfurt Airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and the pilot was killed.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

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Crash of a Beechcraft 65 King Air B90 near Königstein im Taunus: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 22, 1971 at 1522 LT

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft 90 King Air

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D-ILTU

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Executive/Corporate/Business

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Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Frankfurt - Fritzlar

MSN:

LJ-359

YOM:

1968

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The twin engine aircraft departed Frankfurt-Main Airport at 1512LT on a flight to Fritzlar Airport, carrying four passengers and a crew of two. During initial climb, bound to the north, the crew encountered poor visibility due to fog. While climbing to an altitude of 2,000 feet, the twin engine airplane struck trees and crashed onto the slope of Mt Altkönig (798 meters high) located about 3,5 km north of Königstein im Taunus, some 20 km north of Frankfurt Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all six occupants were killed, among them two pilots, one employee of the German construction company Heitkamp and three representatives of the city of Wattenscheid.
Crew:
Alfred Krummlauf, pilot,
Rolf Brennholt, pilot.
Passengers:
Erwin Topp, Mayor of the city of Wattenscheid,
Georg Schmitz, Director of the city of Wattenscheid,
Kurt Wille, Head of construction of the city of Wattenscheid,
Josef Peckelsen, authorized representative of the Heitkamp Company.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Douglas R5D-3 in Königstein im Taunus: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 11, 1948 at 0001 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-54 Skymaster

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Registration:

56502

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Berlin – Frankfurt

MSN:

10643

YOM:

1945

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During a night approach to Frankfurt-Main Airport, taking part to the Berlin Airlift, the crew did not realized he was flying too low. The four engine aircraft hit the slope of a hill located 1,6 km south of Königstein im Taunus, about 15 km north of the Frankfurt Airport. A crew member was killed while five others were injured.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-30-DK in Königstein im Taunus: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1948 at 2330 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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43-48256

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Cargo

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Mountains

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Wiesbaden – Berlin

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14072/25517

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1944

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Few minutes after takeoff from Wiesbaden-Erbenheim AFB, while climbing by night, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Steinkopf located near Königstein im Taunus, about 16 km northeast of Wiesbaden Airport. All three crew members were killed. They were involved in the Berlin Airlift.