Crash of a Piper PA-46-310P Malibu in Vienna

Date & Time: Jan 27, 1989 at 1430 LT
Operator:
Registration:
OE-KDB
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Krakow - Vienna
MSN:
46-8608046
YOM:
1986
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Vienna-Schwechat Airport, the pilot was forced to initiate a go-around procedure for unknown reasons when the engine failed. He attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft struck the ground and crashed in an open field located near the village of Probstdorf, about 6 km short of runway 16 threshold. All five occupants were injured, the pilot seriously.
Probable cause:
Engine failure on short final for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III in Dortmund: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 21, 1985
Operator:
Registration:
D-IFLY
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Vienna - Dortmund
MSN:
421C-0517
YOM:
1978
Country:
Region:
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 500 Citation I off Skiathos

Date & Time: Oct 6, 1984
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
OE-FAP
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Skiathos - Vienna
MSN:
500-0300
YOM:
1975
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Skiathos Island Airport, while in initial climb, the aircraft lost height and crashed in the sea. All 10 occupants were rescued while the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Swearingen SA226TC Metro II in Vienna

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1984
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
OE-LSA
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
TC-315
YOM:
1979
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the twin engine aircraft belly landed at Vienna-Schwechat Airport. All 11 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Learjet 25B in the Atlantic Ocean: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 18, 1983
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-CDPD
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Vienna - Hamburg
MSN:
25-177
YOM:
1974
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Vienna-Schwechat Airport on a training flight to Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, West Germany. After 40 minutes into the flight, while cruising at an altitude of 39,000 feet, radio contact was lost with the crew who failed to respond to any ATC calls. The aircraft failed to descend to Hamburg and continued over the Atlantic Ocean. Decision was taken to dispatch a fighter plane and the military crew confirmed that there was no activity and no movement on board once he reached the flying Learjet. After fuel exhausted, both engines stopped and the airplane entered a dive until it crashed in the Atlantic Ocean, about 560 km northwest off Scotland. Few debris were found while the main wreckage disappeared in the sea. All three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Due to lack of evidences, the exact cause of the accident could not be determined. However, the assumption that the accident was the consequence of an unexpected cabin depressurization was not ruled out, maybe following the failure of a seal or a protection valve.

Crash of a Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II in Vienna

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1976
Operator:
Registration:
OE-FLI
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Vienna - Vienna
MSN:
421B-0650
YOM:
1974
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew (an instructor and two student pilots) was engaged in a local training flight out from Vienna-Schwechat Airport. At liftoff, while in initial climb, the instructor shut down an engine to simulate a failure at low altitude. The pilot-in-command (under supervision) inadvertently shut down the second engine. Due to insufficient speed, the airplane stalled and crashed in flames. All three occupants were seriously injured.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-1-DK near Palma de Majorca: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 2, 1959 at 2212 LT
Registration:
OE-FDA
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Palma de Majorca – Vienna
MSN:
13332
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Son Bonet Airport at Palma, the crew reported his altitude at 3,000 feet and obtained the permission to continue to 9,000 feet. About two minutes later, the airplane struck the slope of Alfabia Peak located 20 km north of the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and all five occupants have been killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was reduced by night.
Probable cause:
It was concluded that the aircraft crashed as a result of insufficient altitude while flying at normal climb power.

Crash of a Lockheed L-749A Constellation in Vienna

Date & Time: Dec 24, 1958 at 2159 LT
Operator:
Registration:
F-BAZX
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Paris – Munich – Vienna
MSN:
2527
YOM:
1947
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
28
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Munich, the crew started an ILS approach to Vienna-Schwechat runway 30. On final, the captain made a visual circuit when ground contact was apparently lost, causing the airplane to lose height. On short final, the Constellation crash landed in a field 2,2 km short of runway 30 threshold and came to rest. All 34 occupants were rescued and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
It is possible to establish that there was no question of a technical malfunction, and that the flight crew lost sight of the ground in the base leg turn, at which time the aircraft adopted an abnormal attitude for this manoeuvre which led to the crash. Presumably the accident could have been avoided through immediate discontinuation of the approach procedure (immediate changeover to climb - heading for radio beacon OEW) following loss of visibility.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.58 Weihe in Jeseník: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Vienna - Vienna
MSN:
0403
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Vienna-Schwechat Airport on a training exercise and crashed in unknown circumstances in Jeseník. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Gefr Heger,
Gefr Waclawik,
Gefr Osterle.

Crash of a Junkers JU.86z-2 in Konstanz: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1939 at 1850 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
HB-IXA
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Vienna – Zurich
MSN:
951
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Vienna-Schwechat Airport on a regular schedule service to Zurich (Dübendorf), carrying four passengers and two crew members. While approaching Konstanz, the left engine failed. The crew reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing. During the last turn completed at a height of some 150 feet, the aircraft banked left, stalled and crashed in an open field. The airplane was destroyed and all six occupants were killed.
Crew:
Walter Ackermann, pilot,
Anton Mannhart, radio navigator.
Probable cause:
Engine failure. The accident apparently resulted from a loss of flying speed during a one-engine operation, and as HB-IXA was making a left turn with its undercarriage extended. A recovery was also impossible due to the low distance separating the aircraft from the ground.