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Crash of a Cessna 401 in Snaaskerke

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 401
Operator:
Registration:
D-IFLI
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
401-0033
YOM:
1967
Location:
Ostend
West Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching Ostend Airport, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. The twin engine aircraft came to rest in a field located in Snaaskerke, about 4 km southeast of the airfield. The pilot was injured and the airplane was written off.

Crash of a Beechcraft Queen Air 80 in Hamburg: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1967 at 0805 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft 80 Queen Air
Operator:
Registration:
D-ILGO
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hamburg – Nuremberg – Prague
Location:
Hamburg-Helmut-Schmidt (Fuhlsbüttel)
Hamburg
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from runway 15 at Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport, while in initial climb, the airplane banked left, went out of control and crashed in a garden located in the district of Langenhorn, by the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were killed, among them the aircraft's owner Hans-Otto Fischer.

Crash of a Beechcraft C-45H Expeditor in Greven

Date & Time: Apr 5, 1966
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
Operator:
Registration:
D-INKA
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
AF-291
YOM:
1953
Location:
Münster-Osnabrück
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Greven, shortly after takeoff from Münster-Osnabrück Airport. The occupant's fate remains unknown. The airplane was owned by H. Borkenhagen.

Crash of a Learjet 23 in Zurich: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1965 at 1939 LT
Type of aircraft:
Learjet 23
Operator:
Registration:
D-IHAQ
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Zurich – Nice
MSN:
23-007
YOM:
1965
Location:
Zurich-Kloten
Zurich
Country:
Switzerland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Captain / Total flying hours:
1270
Captain / Total hours on type:
121.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
2000
Copilot / Total hours on type:
49
Circumstances:
The airplane, owned by the German Industrialist Harald Quandt, was en route from Zurich to Nice. During the takeoff roll on runway 28 at Zurich-Kloten Airport, while at a speed of 132 knots, the captain realized that the rotation was impossible and decided to abort the takeoff procedure. Unable to stop within the remaining distance (runway 28 is 2,500 meters long), the airplane overran at a speed of 80-100 knots, went through the perimeter fence and came to rest on a road. All seven passengers were unhurt while the captain was injured. The copilot was seriously wounded and died from his injuries while being transferred to a local hospital. At the time of the accident, runway 28 was wet due to recent rain falls.
Probable cause:
It was determined that at the time of the accident, the total weight of the aircraft was 5,935 kg, about 250 kg above the MTOW. It was also reported that the crew failed to prepare the flight properly and that a lack of coordination was considered as a contributing factor.

Crash of a Vickers 610 Viking 1B in Düsseldorf

Date & Time: Feb 4, 1961
Type of aircraft:
Vickers Viking
Operator:
Registration:
D-BALI
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
222
YOM:
1947
Location:
Düsseldorf
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll, the airplane was caught by strong crosswinds, veered off runway and struck with its left wing the ILS system located in a small building. All nine occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Caught by strong crosswinds during takeoff.

Crash of a Siebel Si-204A in Mühlberg an der Elbe: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Siebel Si-204
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Mühlberg an der Elbe
Brandenburg
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft was performing a flight within Germany and left Berlin in the day with a pilot, a radio operator and a passenger on board. En route, it seems the crew encountered marginal weather conditions and following an unknown technical failure, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in Mühlberg an der Elbe. All three occupants were killed, among them Baron Carl August Freiherr von Gablenz, founder of the Deutsche Lufthansa.
Crew:
Carl August Freiherr von Gablenz, pilot,
Sgt Klaer, radio operator.
Passenger:
Dr. Carl Krümmel, Under-Secretary by the Education Minister.
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