Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 12 May 1996
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft 300LW Super King Air
Owner/operator: Airlink Luftverkehrs GmbH
Registration Number: OE-FEM
Location: 35 km NE of Linz –
ÿ Austria
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft control system.Aircraft control system.
Category: Accident
A small aircraft entered a dense cloud cover and subsequently lost altitude, resulting in a near-miss situation.A small aircraft entered a dense cloud cover and subsequently lost altitude, resulting in a near-miss situation.
Description
Flew into a hill covered by clouds.
Primary Cause
Loss of altitude due to cloud cover.Loss of altitude due to cloud cover.Share on:
