Country
code
Carinthia
Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Bad Kirchheim
Date & Time:
Jul 9, 1994
Registration:
OK-NYA
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1139 473 02
YOM:
1960
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed upon landing for unknown reasons. There were no casualties while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crash of a Beechcraft B90 King Air in Mt Kleinobir: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 24, 1986 at 1024 LT
Registration:
HB-GDV
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Stuttgart - Klagenfurt
MSN:
LJ-433
YOM:
1969
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total hours on type:
700.00
Aircraft flight hours:
3370
Circumstances:
After he received the last weather bulletin for Klagenfurt Airport, the pilot was cleared to start the approach to runway 29. Few seconds later, the pilot informed ATC that he lost the signal from the KLU NDB. The signal was again received by the airplane few seconds later and the pilot continued the approach with a rate of descent of 1,000 feet per minute. At an altitude of 5,100 feet, the pilot made a turn to the left in clouds when the aircraft struck the west slope of Mt Kleinobir located about 16 km southeast of Klagenfurt Airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and both occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was nil due to clouds and the pilot was descengin under IFR mode.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the pilot failed to pay sufficient attention to his instruments or maybe misinterpreted some settings during the seconds prior to impact. The fact that the NDB signal was momentarily not received by the aircraft may affected the pilot perception of the flight. The lack of visibility was considered as a contributing factor.
Final Report:
Crash of a Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2 Turbo Porter in Ferlach-Glainach: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 27, 1984 at 1500 LT
Operator:
Registration:
3G-EI
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Ferlach-Glainach - Ferlach-Glainach
MSN:
774
YOM:
1975
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The aircraft was engaged in a skydiving training mission in the region of Ferlach-Glainach Aerodrome, Carinthia. During the initial climb, at a height of 600 meters, the single engine nosed down and crashed in a wooded area, killing all seven occupants.
Crew:
Pichler Josef
Passengers:
Hoi Peter,
Meyerhofer Johann,
Schwaiger Alois,
Haller Gerhard,
Millinger Isidor +1.
Crew:
Pichler Josef
Passengers:
Hoi Peter,
Meyerhofer Johann,
Schwaiger Alois,
Haller Gerhard,
Millinger Isidor +1.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the loss of control was the consequence of a weight & balance problem related to the CofG that was out of the enveloppe.
Crash of a Lockheed 18 LearStar I in Krumpendorf: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 24, 1957 at 1958 LT
Registration:
D-COCA
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Stuttgart – Klagenfurt
MSN:
2606
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was on his way to Klagenfurt with a load of flowers for the celebration of the Velden fest. On approach to Klagenfurt-Annabichl Airport, the twin engine aircraft lost its left wing, dove into the ground and crashed in a wooded area located in Krumpendorf, about 10 km west of runway 29 threshold. All three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The accident was due to the breaking off of the left wing between the engine and the fuselage as a result of overstrain on the assembly, and fuel ignition followed. A stress failure was assumed after examination of the left wing fracture. This assumption was supported by the laboratory examination report of the Vienna Technische Hochschule. The summary of the report given by the Technical Testing and Research Laboratory of the Vienna Technische Hochschule indicates the fol- lowing: "The Aviation Authority submitted two pieces of the wing spar originating from the crashed aircraft D-COCA. The pieces were U-shaped pressed profiles of light metal. The fracture surfaces of the profiles and the neighbouring areas showed large, permanent distortions which pre - ceded the fracture. The fracture, a bending failure, resulted from a single static and jolting overstress. Examinations showed that the fracture surfaces do not reveal any traces of a vibration failure.. ." Since the fuselage and the right wing had been completely demolished, only the control linkage of the left wing could be tested. A limited operation of the aileron was still possible despite the partial distortion of the wing through impact. The left half of the elevator was broken at the attachment flange of the torsion rod. About 60% of the skin on the left half of the stabilizer was torn off on one side, probably due to interior pressure (rivet extraction) and showed traces of burns and soot on the side as well as on the outside.
Final Report:
Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.75C in Winklern: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 22, 1938
Operator:
Registration:
I-TUON
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Munich – Rome
MSN:
32017
YOM:
1938
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While cruising in bad weather conditions, the aircraft impacte the slope of a mountain shrouded in clouds and located near Winklern. A crew member was seriously injured while four other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain. It it believed that the aircraft drifted off course due to strong winds, and the crew was unable to the faulty heading due to poor visibility.
Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Saualpe
Date & Time:
Mar 16, 1936
Operator:
Registration:
OE-LAL
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Vienna – Graz – Klagenfurt – Venice – Rome
MSN:
5289
YOM:
1935
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
393
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane departed Vienna-Aspern Airport on a regular schedule service to Rome with intermediate stops in Graz, Klagenfurt and Venice. On board were two passengers and a crew of three. On the leg from Graz to Klagenfurt, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with blizzard. While cruising at an altitude of 2,000 metres, the captain attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed on the slope of a mountain located in Saualpe, about 33 km northeast of Klagenfurt Airport. All five occupants were rescued and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
