Crash of a Cessna 501 Citation I in Lübeck: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1987
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
D-IAEC
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Cologne - Lübeck
MSN:
501-0203
YOM:
1981
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Cologne-Bonn Airport on a charter taxi flight to Lübeck-Blankensee, carrying two passengers, among them the Vice-President of the Land of Schleswig-Holstein Uwe Barschel and a crew of two. The approach to Lübeck-Blankensee Airport was initiated in marginal weather conditions with limited visibility to 1,500 meters and a ceiling down to 150 meters. ILS approach was not possible so the crew attempted to land under VFR mode. On final, the aircraft struck the NDB antenna (15 meters high) located 480 meters short of runway threshold. The aircraft rolled to the left to an angle of 90°, causing the left wing to struck the ground. Out of control, the aircraft crashed then slid for few dozen meters and came to rest, bursting into flames. Uwe Barschel was the only survivor. The copilot, Elizabeth Friske, was at command when the Pan International BAc 111 crashed in Hamburg on September 6, 1971.

Crash of an Avro 691 Lancastrian XPP in Ludwiglust

Date & Time: May 10, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-AKDP
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Berlin – Lübeck
MSN:
3386
YOM:
1947
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Berlin to Lübeck, taking part to the Berlin Airlift, the crew encountered control problems. The captain decided to reduce his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in an open field located west of Ludwiglust. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, all four crew members were unhurt.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-10-DK Dakota C.4 in Lübeck: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 22, 1949
Operator:
Registration:
KJ970
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Berlin – Lübeck
MSN:
14819/26264
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was taking part to the Berlin Airlift and was flying back to his base in Lübeck-Blankensee. During a night approach, after he went through the last cloud layer, the pilot was blinded by the sodium lamps part of the approach light system. He decided to reduce his altitude and then completed a last turn to the left to join the runway when the aircraft hit the ground and crashed 3 km from the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-30-DK in Lübeck: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1949
Operator:
Registration:
KN491
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Berlin – Lübeck
MSN:
16261/33009
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
19
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
On final approach to Lübeck-Blankensee Airport in low visibility due to the night and poor weather conditions, the aircraft hit tree tops, stalled and crashed 500 meters further in a wooded area. A pilot and seven passengers were killed while 14 other occupants were injured. The aircraft was taking part to the Berlin Airlift and all passengers, most of them women and children, were German citizens evacuating Berlin. The aircraft left Berlin-Gatow Airport earlier that day.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the crew continued the approach below the minimum descent altitude.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-35-DK Dakota C.4 in Berlin: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1948
Operator:
Registration:
KP223
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lübeck – Berlin
MSN:
16692/33440
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The approach to Berlin-Gatow Airport was started in poor weather conditions (horizontal visibility 1,500 meters and cloud base at 500 feet). On final, the aircraft hit the ground and crashed in flames in the Soviet zone. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-25-DK Dakota C.4 in Lübeck

Date & Time: May 20, 1948
Operator:
Registration:
KN424
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lübeck - Lübeck
MSN:
16104/32852
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training sortie in Lübeck, towing a glider. While flying around the airport at low height, the left engine failed. The crew immediately dropped the glider and reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field located near the airport, slid for several yards and came to rest in flames. Both pilots escaped uninjured while the aircraft was partially destroyed by fire.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine following a jam of the fuel supply system.

Crash of a Heinkel He.11H-1 in Lübeck

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
5093
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed while taking off from Lübeck-Blankensee Airport. All four crew members evacuated safely while the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 off Redcar

Date & Time: Apr 3, 1940 at 1245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+AC
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lübeck - Lübeck
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Approaching the British coast, the twin engine bomber was shot down by the pilot of an RAF Spitfire and crashed into the sea off Redcar. All five crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Oberstlt Hans Hefele,
Lt Rudolf Gustav-Adolf Behnisch,
Uffz Albert Wilhelm Johannes Heinrich Weber,
Uffz Alfred Bächle,
Lt Georg Kempe.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Dornier Do J Wal IId 16a-Bis off Ijmuiden: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
D-ABAU
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lübeck - Lübeck
MSN:
247
YOM:
1934
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a test flight out from Lübeck-Travemünde. While flying along the Dutch coast, the crew encountered problems and lost control of the float plane that crashed into the North Sea some 40 km off Ijmuiden. Quickly on site, the crew of two Belgian and Dutch ships were able to evacuate three crewmen while the fourth was killed. The aircraft sank and was lost.

Crash of a Rohrbach Ro X Romar I off Grömitz

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-1734
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lübeck – Oslo
MSN:
30
YOM:
1929
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Lübeck to Oslo, an engine failed, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The seaplane was ditched off Grömitz. All occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft named 'Bremen' was lost. Later salvaged, it was not repaired.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.