Status: | |
Date: | Friday 11 May 1990 |
Type: | Transall C-160D |
Operator: | Luftwaffe |
Registration: | 50+39 |
MSN: | D-61 |
First flight: | 1969-07-24 (20 years 10 months) |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 2,2 km (1.4 mls) W of Rodenbach ( Germany)
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Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Wunstorf Air Base (ETNW), Germany |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The C-160 was on a low-level training flight when the crew lost ground contact in poor visibility conditions. The airplane contacted the ground and crashed on the top of a hill in a dense forest.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Aviation Databases 2002
Photos
accident date:
11-05-1990type: Transall C-160D
registration: 50+39
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.