Incident Overview
Date: Monday 4 December 1961
Aircraft Type: Boeing 720-030B
Owner/operator: Lufthansa
Registration Number: D-ABOK
Location: near Ebersheim –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft control system (specifically, the flight control system and navigation system).Aircraft control system (specifically, the flight control system and navigation system).
Category: Accident
A Lufthansa Boeing 720 aircraft, departing Rhein-Main Airport runway 25L at 11:22 GMT for a training flight to Koln, abruptly dived into the ground after reporting over the Nierstein radio beacon and instructing a right turn towards the Ruedesheim beacon. The aircraft subsequently confirmed this message and initiated a descent, transitioning into a nose-dive.A Lufthansa Boeing 720 aircraft, departing Rhein-Main Airport runway 25L at 11:22 GMT for a training flight to Koln, abruptly dived into the ground after reporting over the Nierstein radio beacon and instructing a right turn towards the Ruedesheim beacon. The aircraft subsequently confirmed this message and initiated a descent, transitioning into a nose-dive.
Description
The Lufthansa Boeing 720 departed Rhein-Main Airport runway 25L at 11:22 GMT for a training flight to Koln. The flight was cleared for Koln at FL190. At 11:25 the crew reported over the Nierstein radio beacon at FL60 and were instructed to turn right, heading for the Ruedesheim beacon with the order to report when climbing through FL90. Shortly after confirming this message, the aircraft dived into the ground. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The reason for the transition into a nose-dive could not be stated with sufficient certainty.”
Primary Cause
Transition to a nose-dive, potentially due to a malfunction or instability during the flight.Transition to a nose-dive, potentially due to a malfunction or instability during the flight.Share on:
