Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 12 February 1969
Aircraft Type: Nord 2501D Noratlas
Owner/operator: Luftwaffe
Registration Number: 52+57
Location: 1 km S of Erding Air Base –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: Noratlas 52+79 aircraftNoratlas 52+79 aircraft
Category: Accident
A Noratlas transport plane crashed into a farm house near Kln, Germany, resulting in the deaths of 10 passengers and a young girl. The pilot and navigator survived. The plane crashed near Knigsdorf, Germany, on November 19, 1970, and the pilot was later killed.A Noratlas transport plane crashed into a farm house near Kln, Germany, resulting in the deaths of 10 passengers and a young girl. The pilot and navigator survived. The plane crashed near Knigsdorf, Germany, on November 19, 1970, and the pilot was later killed.
Description
The Noratlas transport plane operated on a flight from Neubiberg to Kln via Erding. Eyewitnesses reported the plane entered a zone of heavy snow storm after taking off from Erding. The airplane crashed into a farm house, killing 10 occupants of the airplane and a young girl inside the house. The pilot and the navigator survived. The pilot was reportedly later killed in the fatal crash of the Noratlas 52+79 near Knigsdorf, November 19, 1970.
Source of Information
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Severe weather conditions, specifically a heavy snow storm, induced a loss of control during takeoff, leading to a crash into a farm house.Severe weather conditions, specifically a heavy snow storm, induced a loss of control during takeoff, leading to a crash into a farm house.Share on:
