ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41557
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 August 2000 |
| Time: | 12:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 340 |
| Owner/operator: | Wolfgang Lubke |
| Registration: | N4424X |
| MSN: | 340-0217 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Darmstadt/Griesheim (EDES) (Hessen) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Zweibrücken |
| Egelsbach | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On August 9, 2000, at 1240 UTC, a Cessna 340, N4424X, collided with the terrain and was destroyed by fire while landing in Grieshelm, Hessen, Germany. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated from Brussel, Beligium and was en route to Egelsbach, Germany.
Left engine had failed due to left fuel selector valve in OFF. Prop had not been feathered. Flew below minimum control speed (VMCA) and crashed left wing low, 160 m from threshold RWY 25, offset by 40° from RWY direction. No other technical malfunctions found.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: CHI00WA251 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?_ev_id=20001212X21698&ntsbno=CHI00WA251&akey=1
2. https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Home/homepage_node.htmlnn_226462/EN/Publications/Investigation_20Report/2000/Report__00__CX007-0__Griesheimer-Sand__C340,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf/Report_00_CX007-0_Griesheimer-Sand_C340.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Feb-2011 04:33 | PC12 | Updated [Source] |
| 18-Aug-2011 06:05 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2011 06:54 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2011 09:59 | Uli Elch | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Mar-2016 19:35 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Mar-2016 19:36 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 11-Apr-2018 19:10 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2020 13:38 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location] |
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