Crash of a Cessna 441 Conquest II in Ascheberg: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 2, 2000 at 1440 LT
Registration:
D-IEGA
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dortmund - Dortmund
MSN:
441-0193
YOM:
1980
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew (one instructor and one pilot under training) departed Dortmund-Wickede Airport for a training mission. At an altitude of 3,200 feet, while completing stall exercises, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed in a flat attitude in a sandy field located near Ascheberg, bursting into flames. Both occupants were killed.
Crash of a Swearingen SA226AT Merlin IVA in Munich
Date & Time:
Feb 5, 1987 at 0824 LT
Operator:
Registration:
D-IEWK
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dortmund - Munich
MSN:
AT-042
YOM:
1975
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total hours on type:
880.00
Copilot / Total hours on type:
200
Aircraft flight hours:
6282
Circumstances:
On approach to Munich-Riem Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and limited visibility due to low clouds and fog. On final approach, the crew descended below the MDA until the aircraft struck the runway surface. Upon impact, the undercarriage were torn off and the aircraft slid on its belly for about 300 meters before coming to rest. All 14 occupants escapes with minor injuries and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Wrong approach configuration on part of the crew who failed to adhere to published procedures and failed to follow the approach checklist. The crew decided to continue the approach after passing the MDA without establishing visual contact with the runway. The following findings were reported:
- Poor flight preparation,
- Poor approach planning,
- The crew was not properly certified to fly in such conditions,
- Poor visibility (below minimums),
- The crew failed to initiate a go-around maneuver.
- Poor flight preparation,
- Poor approach planning,
- The crew was not properly certified to fly in such conditions,
- Poor visibility (below minimums),
- The crew failed to initiate a go-around maneuver.
Crash of a Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III in Dortmund: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 21, 1985
Operator:
Registration:
D-IFLY
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Vienna - Dortmund
MSN:
421C-0517
YOM:
1978
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft was approaching Dortmund-Wickede Airport in poor visibility due to the night and rain falls. In unknown circumstances, the aircraft crashed into a school located in the city of Wickede, about one km north of the airport. All four occupants were killed while there were no injuries on the ground.
Crash of a Cessna 404 Titan in Dortmund: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 22, 1982
Operator:
Registration:
D-ICRH
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Düsseldorf – Dortmund
MSN:
404-0850
YOM:
1981
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
After landing at Dortmund-Wickede Airport, the pilot lost control of the airplane that veered off runway and collided with a hangar, bursting into flames. The aircraft as well a four other airplanes parked in the hangar were destroyed by a post crash fire. The pilot, sole on board, was killed. He was completing a positioning flight from Düsseldorf.
Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Dortmund: 8 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 16, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
JA848
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The aircraft left RAF Coningsby in the early morning on a bombing mission to Dortmund, Germany, on behalf of the 617th Squadron. While approaching his target by night, the crew did not realize his altitude was too low. Thew bomber hit the ground and crashed, killing all crew members.
Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Dortmund
Date & Time:
Jun 20, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
N1442
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Lonton-on-Ouse
MSN:
1596
YOM:
1939
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2115LT on June 20 on a bombing mission over Essen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Dortmund. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/O G. E. Walker, pilot,
P/O J. Plant, pilot,
Sgt R. R. Schofield, navigator and bomb aimer,
Sgt C. H. Neary, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt H. R. Holmes, air gunner.
Crew:
F/O G. E. Walker, pilot,
P/O J. Plant, pilot,
Sgt R. R. Schofield, navigator and bomb aimer,
Sgt C. H. Neary, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt H. R. Holmes, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
Crash of a Sabca F7b/3m in Dortmund: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 22, 1933 at 1345 LT
Operator:
Registration:
OO-AIE
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Brussels - Dortmund
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
On final approach to Dortmund Airport, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. Too low, the airplane impacted a tree and crashed. Three occupants were injured while two others were killed.
Crash of a Junkers F.13 in Hemkenrode: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 3, 1933 at 1600 LT
Operator:
Registration:
D-534
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dortmund – Hanover
MSN:
694
YOM:
1926
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route from Dortmund to Hanover, the airplane caught fire in flight. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a pasture located in Hemkenrode, bursting into flames. A pilot was killed while the second occupant was seriously injured.
Probable cause:
In-flight fire of unknown origin.
Crash of a Junkers F.13 in Radevormwald: 3 killed
Date & Time:
May 26, 1928 at 0815 LT
Operator:
Registration:
A-39
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Essen - Dortmund - Frankfurt
MSN:
742
YOM:
1924
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The pilot was performing a flight from Essen-Mülheim to Frankfurt with an intermediate stop in Dortmund. Few minutes after takeoff from Dortmund-Wickede Airport, while cruising some 40 km south of Dortmund, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. He decided to reduce his altitude and to attempt a precautionary landing in a field when the aircraft hit a cow, crashed and burned. The pilot Hoffmann and two passengers were killed while two other passengers were rescued by a local farmer, Mr. Hugo Kemper. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and the cow was also killed.
