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Crash of a Beechcraft 300LW Super King Air near Linz: 4 killed
Date & Time:
May 12, 1996 at 1630 LT
Operator:
Registration:
OE-FEM
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Salzburg - Krems
MSN:
FA-210
YOM:
1990
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
En route from Salzburg to Krems, while cruising in IMC conditions, the crew cancelled the IFR flight plan and continued under VFR mode. Shortly later, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain shrouded by clouds and crashed about 35 km northeast of Linz. All four occupants were killed.
Crash of a Cessna 340 in Vienna
Date & Time:
Oct 29, 1995 at 2252 LT
Registration:
N5736M
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Barcelona - Vienna
MSN:
340-0039
YOM:
1972
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On October 29, 1995, about 2152 Universal Coordinated Time, a Cessna 340, N5736M, collided with the ground during an instrument landing system approach at Vienna, Austria. The airplane was operated by Austrian Cessna Aviation, Inc. under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, and instrument flight rules. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. An instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The private, instrument-rated pilot, and the five passengers had minor injuries, and the airplane was destroyed by a post-crash fire. The flight departed Barcelona, Spain, about 1810 on the same day.
Crash of a Short SC.7 Skyvan 3 Variant 400 in Hohenems
Date & Time:
Jun 7, 1995
Operator:
Registration:
OE-FDL
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Hohenems - Hohenems
MSN:
1904
YOM:
1972
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
23
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft departed Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport on a local skydiving mission, carrying 23 skydivers and one pilot. After takeoff from runway 05, while climbing to a height of about 50 metres, the pilot encountered difficulties to gain height and elected to make an emergency landing when the right wing struck a tree. The aircraft stalled and crashed in an open field located 500 metres from the runway end. Four occupants, including the pilot, were injured. All 20 other occupants escaped uninjured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
It is possible that the aircraft was operated beyond its MTOW permissible limit.
Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Bad Kirchheim
Date & Time:
Jul 9, 1994
Registration:
OK-NYA
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1139 473 02
YOM:
1960
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed upon landing for unknown reasons. There were no casualties while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crash of a Cessna 414A Chancellor in Wels: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 15, 1992 at 1758 LT
Registration:
D-IHKB
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wels – Linz – Bratislava
MSN:
414A-0269
YOM:
1979
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
1725
Aircraft flight cycles:
1576
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft departed Wels Airport on a short positioning flight to the nearest airport of Linz-Hörsching before continuing to Bratislava. Weather conditions were poor with visibility down to 100 metres due to fog and an RVR of 325 metres for runway 27. After takeoff from runway 27, the aircraft struck tree tops located 1,125 metres past the runway end, lost height and crashed 300 metres further, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed by fire and all three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that several instruments were not properly set for takeoff. The pilot did not choose the correct runway and the visibility was below minimums. The pilot did not have a licence allowing him to fly in IMC conditions.
Crash of a Beechcraft 200 Super King Air on Mt Kellerjoch: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 21, 1990
Registration:
D-IGSW
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Trieste - Innsbruck
MSN:
BB-669
YOM:
1980
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While descending to Innsbruck-Kranebitten Airport, the crew encountered low clouds when the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Kellerjoch located 32 km east of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed, among them the German entrepreneur Willy Korf (steel business).
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
Crash of a Piper PA-46-310P Malibu in Vienna
Date & Time:
Jan 27, 1989 at 1430 LT
Operator:
Registration:
OE-KDB
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Krakow - Vienna
MSN:
46-8608046
YOM:
1986
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Vienna-Schwechat Airport, the pilot was forced to initiate a go-around procedure for unknown reasons when the engine failed. He attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft struck the ground and crashed in an open field located near the village of Probstdorf, about 6 km short of runway 16 threshold. All five occupants were injured, the pilot seriously.
Probable cause:
Engine failure on short final for unknown reasons.
Crash of a Cessna 501 Citation I/SP in Salzburg: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 26, 1988 at 1604 LT
Registration:
OE-FFK
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Salzburg – Innsbruck
MSN:
501-0124
YOM:
1979
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Two minutes after takeoff from Salzburg-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Airport runway 16/34, while climbing to a height of 3,300 feet, the crew initiated a right turn when the aircraft collided with a private Cessna 172 registered OE-DLC and carrying four people. Both aircraft entered a dive and crashed few km west of the airport. All six people in both aircraft were killed.
