Hamburg

Flight Type:

Cargo

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Schedule:

Hamburg - Brussels

MSN:

421C-1060

YOM:

1981

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Shortly after takeoff from runway 15, while climbing to a height of about 800 feet, the twin engine entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a grassy area located past the runway end. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.

Crash of a BAc 111-515FB in Hamburg: 22 killed

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1971 at 1821 LT

Type of aircraft:

BAc 111

Operator:

Registration:

D-ALAR

Flight Phase:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Flight Type:

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Schedule:

Hanover – Hamburg – Málaga

MSN:

207

YOM:

1970

Flight number:

DR112

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Landing (descent or approach)

Crew on board:

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Pax on board:

115

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Captain / Total flying hours:

4065

Captain / Total hours on type:

1155.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

1017

Copilot / Total hours on type:

Aircraft flight hours:

4324

Aircraft flight cycles:

2920

Circumstances:

Shortly after takeoff from runway 34 at Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport, while climbing to an altitude of 1,000 feet, both engine stopped almost simultaneously (the right engine failed immediately after the left engine). The crew declared an emergency and the captain attempted an emergency landing on the Hamburg - Kiel Highway. On touchdown, the airplane slid for few dozen metres, struck a concrete bridge, lost its wings and tail. It veered to the left and came to rest, broken in two after the cockpit separated. A fire erupted and destroyed the airplane. A crew member and 21 passengers were killed while all others occupants escaped, 57 of them were injured.
Crew:
Reinhold Hüls, pilot,
Elisabeth Friske, copilot,
Manfred Rhode, pilot +3.

Probable cause:

The accident was caused by the fact that at least one of the portable containers used to refuel the onboard water injection system tank—which served both engines—contained fuel instead of water. The possibility of such a refueling error was facilitated by the fact that the transport containers used were not labeled with regard to their contents or intended use, were stored improperly, and were consequently used improperly. As a result, during takeoff and the initial climb, fuel rather than water was supplied to the engines via the water injection system toward the end of the injection process, causing severe overheating of the engines, which resulted in serious damage, particularly to the turbines. This damage resulted in a significant loss of thrust, which made it impossible to continue the flight and forced an immediate emergency landing. Due to the low altitude, the highway presented the most suitable emergency landing site. The touchdown on the highway was very hard and resulted in the fracture of the left main landing gear. Due to the damage to both engines, there was very little chance of landing the aircraft at a lower rate of descent. In addition, the aircraft’s weight exceeded the permissible landing weight. After touchdown and the failure of the left landing gear, the crew could no longer influence the course of events.

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Crash of a Dornier DO.28A-1 in Hamburg

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1968

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.28A/B

Operator:

Registration:

D-IBEM

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Ferry

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Schedule:

Helgoland – Hamburg

MSN:

3036

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On touchdown at Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport, the airplane went out of control and came to rest upside down. The pilot was uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Beechcraft Queen Air 80 in Hamburg: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1967 at 0805 LT

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft 80 Queen Air

Operator:

Registration:

D-ILGO

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Private

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Schedule:

Hamburg – Nuremberg – Prague

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Shortly after takeoff from runway 15 at Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport, while in initial climb, the airplane banked left, went out of control and crashed in a garden located in the district of Langenhorn, by the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were killed, among them the aircraft's owner Hans-Otto Fischer.

Crash of a Boeing 707-328 in Hamburg

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1961 at 1620 LT

Type of aircraft:

Boeing 707

Operator:

Registration:

F-BHSA

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Schedule:

Paris – Hambourg – Anchorage – Tokyo

MSN:

17613

YOM:

1959

Flight number:

AF272

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Captain / Total flying hours:

14000

Captain / Total hours on type:

401.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

8000

Copilot / Total hours on type:

960

Aircraft flight hours:

3978

Aircraft flight cycles:

1080

Circumstances:

During the takeoff roll on runway 23, at a speed of 120 knots, the captain noted the aircraft was turning slightly to the left and was unable to counteract. As a result, he decided to abandon the takeoff procedure and attempted an emergency braking maneuver. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the airplane overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest in a field located 140 meters the runway end, broken in three. Four crew members and six passengers were seriously injured while 31 other occupants were unhurt. The aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

The cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. However, it was reported that a valve on the engine number two remained closed, causing the reverse system to deploy on that engine and the deviation of path during the takeoff procedure.

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Crash of an Avro 685 York I in Hamburg

Date & Time: Mar 11, 1952

Type of aircraft:

Avro 685 York

Operator:

Registration:

G-AMGL

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Cargo

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Schedule:

London – Hamburg

MSN:

1354

YOM:

1946

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Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II

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On final approach to Hamburg-Fuhlbüttel Airport, all four engine failed simultaneously. The aircraft lost speed, height and eventually crash landed in a field short of runway. All ten occupants were quickly rescued while the aircraft was written off.

Probable cause:

Failure of all four engines due to a fuel exhaustion on final approach.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Schnelsen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0118 LT

Type of aircraft:

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Registration:

HR757

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Lissett - Lissett

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The airplane departed RAF Lissett at 2211LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. Over Hamburg, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Schnelsen, in the northwest suburb of the city. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Harry Holcombe, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Dawson, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Henry Frederick Roger Stettiner, observer,
F/Sgt Harold Vernon Tracey, observer,
F/Sgt John Henry Dillon, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert McGregor Wilson, wireless operator,
Sgt Ernest Milne, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Hamburg: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1943 at 2216 LT

Type of aircraft:

Short S.29 Stirling

Operator:

Registration:

BF453

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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