Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 17 December 1960
Aircraft Type: Convair C-131D (CV-340)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 55-0291
Location: 10 km W of Mnchen-Riem Airport (MUC) –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20
Component Affected: Convair C-131D aircraftConvair C-131D aircraft
Category: Accident
A Convair C-131D military transport plane crashed into a Munich street, resulting in the deaths of seven crew members and thirteen passengers. The plane overflown the city center at low altitude, impacting the St. Paul’s church steeple and striking a streetcar corner at Bayer Street.A Convair C-131D military transport plane crashed into a Munich street, resulting in the deaths of seven crew members and thirteen passengers. The plane overflown the city center at low altitude, impacting the St. Paul’s church steeple and striking a streetcar corner at Bayer Street.
Description
A Convair C-131D military transport plane was destroyed when it crashed into a street in Munich, Germany. All seven crew members and thirteen passengers were killed. A total of 32 people were killed on the ground. The airplane had just taken off from Mnchen-Riem Airport (MUC) and overflew the Munich city centre at low altitude. It clipped the steeple of the St. Paul’s church and then crashed onto a streetcar at the corner of Bayer Street.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yKoRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=becDAAAAIBAJ&dq=munich&pg=1454%2C5387073https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yKoRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=becDAAAAIBAJ&dq=munich&pg=1454%2C5387073Primary Cause
Excessive speed and altitude during takeoff led to a catastrophic crash.Excessive speed and altitude during takeoff led to a catastrophic crash.Share on:
