Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 18 May 1983
Aircraft Type: Learjet 25B
Owner/operator: Air Traffic Executive Jet
Registration Number: D-CDPD
Location: 560 km NW off Scotland –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft engine/fuel systemAircraft engine/fuel system
Category: Accident
A flight from Vienna, Austria to Hamburg, Germany, experienced a loss of communication with the crew after 40 minutes of takeoff. The aircraft subsequently crashed into the Atlantic Ocean due to fuel exhaustion.A flight from Vienna, Austria to Hamburg, Germany, experienced a loss of communication with the crew after 40 minutes of takeoff. The aircraft subsequently crashed into the Atlantic Ocean due to fuel exhaustion.
Description
Crew did not respond 40 min after takeoff from Vienna, Austria on a flight to Hamburg, Germany. Crashed into Atlantic from FL390 after fuel exhaustion.
Primary Cause
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