Last updated: 25 February 2021
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| Date: | Saturday 27 May 1972 |
| Time: | ca 15:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 |
| Operator: | General Air |
| Registration: | D-IDHC |
| C/n / msn: | 31 |
| First flight: | 1967 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 10 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Helgoland Airport (HGL) ( Germany)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Helgoland Airfield (HGL/EDXH), Germany |
| Wangerooge Airfield (AGE/EDWG), Germany | |
| Flightnumber: | 005 |
The DHC-6 Twin Otter fell off to the left after taking off from Helgoland Airport (HGL), Germany. The airplane fell from a height of 60 m and came down about 200 m left of the runway.
Sources:
» Independent Press-Telegram, 28-5-1972» Flug 005 (Der Spiegel)
Photos
accident date: 27-05-1972
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100
registration: D-IDHC
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Helgoland Airfield to Wangerooge Airfield as the crow flies is 44 km (28 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Helgoland Airfield to Wangerooge Airfield as the crow flies is 44 km (28 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
