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Baden-Württemberg

Crash of a Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage in Dauchingen

Date & Time: Oct 10, 2020 at 1100 LT
Operator:
Registration:
N369ST
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Rottweil - Lugano
MSN:
46-36936
YOM:
2006
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Rottweil-Zepfenhan Airport, while climbing, the crew encountered technical problems. The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in an open field located in Dauchingen, about 15 km southwest of Rottweil Airport. The aircraft landed gear down but and eventually came to rest on a path with its undercarriage and both wings partially torn off. Both occupants were slightly injured.

Crash of a Cessna 510 Citation Mustang in Sieberatsreute: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 14, 2017 at 1814 LT
Operator:
Registration:
OE-FWD
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Egelsbach – Friedrichshafen
MSN:
510-0049
YOM:
2007
Flight number:
STC228B
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Captain / Total flying hours:
2816
Captain / Total hours on type:
2000.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
800
Copilot / Total hours on type:
140
Aircraft flight hours:
3606
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Egelsbach Airport at 1743LT on a charter flight to Friedrichshafen, carrying one passenger and two pilots. Following an uneventful flight at FL210, the crew contacted Zurich ARTCC and was cleared to start the descent and later told to expect a runway 24 ILS approach to Friedrichshafen-Bodensee Airport. After passing 4,000 feet on descent, at a speed of 240 knots, the crew was completing a last turn in clouds when the airplane entered a rapid and uncontrolled descent until it crashed in a wooded area located in Sieberatsreute, some 15 km short of runway 24. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The aircraft accident was caused by a sudden loss of control of the aircraft in clouds while turning in for the approach to Friedrichshafen at night. Probably the frontal weather with light to moderate turbulence, snowfall and icing contributed to this. The absence of information about the events on board the aircraft meant that it was not possible to determine the causes of the loss of control.
Final Report:

Crash of a Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage off Mainau Island: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 8, 2017 at 1152 LT
Operator:
Registration:
HB-PPH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Zurich – Hamburg
MSN:
46-36045
YOM:
1996
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total flying hours:
2236
Aircraft flight hours:
2408
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Zurich Airport Runway 28 at 1134LT bound for Hamburg-Helmut Schmidt Airport, carrying one passenger and one pilot. After passing over the city of Konstanz at an altitude of 16,750 feet in IFR conditions, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and eventually crashed in the Konstanz Lake, about 200 metres off Mainau Island. The wreckage was found at a depth of 60 metres and both occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control while cruising in IMC conditions with strong atmospheric turbulences associated with icing conditions.
Final Report: