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Crash of a Piper PA-31-310 Navajo C in Zielona Góra: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 24, 2016 at 1205 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-IFBU
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Zielona Góra - Nordhorn
MSN:
31T-8012050
YOM:
1980
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Captain / Total flying hours:
9418
Captain / Total hours on type:
7371.00
Aircraft flight hours:
6641
Circumstances:
While taking off from a grassy runway at Zielona Góra-Przylep Airport, the airplane nosed down, impacted ground and crashed. Both engines were torn off and the aircraft was destroyed by impact forces. There was no fire. The pilot, sole on board, was killed. He was completing a ferry flight to Nordhorn, Lower Saxony.
Probable cause:
The pilot mistakenly retracted the undercarriage at liftoff. There was no immediate decision of the pilot to abandon the takeoff procedure when both propellers contacted the runway surface.
Final Report:

Crash of a Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage in Gubin: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 2, 2010 at 1107 LT
Operator:
Registration:
D-EXTA
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Karlsruhe – Cottbus
MSN:
46-36168
YOM:
1998
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total flying hours:
1315
Captain / Total hours on type:
645.00
Aircraft flight hours:
1720
Circumstances:
At the day of the accident, the pilot, accompanied by his wife, planned to fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to the Cottbus-Drewitz Special Airfield under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) with a Piper PA 46-350P. Prior to the flight he refueled 400 liters and submitted a flight plan. According to the radar recording of the responsible air traffic control center, the airplane started at 0923 hrs1 and flew the planned route at Flight Level (FL) 190 to Cottbus-Drewitz, following the flight plan. The airplane started to descend at approx. 1044 hrs. The Initial Approach Fix (IAF) Cottbus-Drewitz NDB (DRW) was overflown in an altitude of approx. 3,900 ft AMSL with a Ground Speed (GS) of approx. 170 kt, at approx. 1104 hrs, and the descent was continued for the approach NDB-RWY-25. After flying over the intermediate approach fix in approx. 2,800 ft AMSL with a GS of approx. 190 kt, the airplane flew a turn to the left in order to intercept the final approach. The radar recording ended at 1107:34 hrs. At that time the airplane was turning into the final approach in an altitude of 2,400 ft AMSL with a GS of approx. 200 kt. According to radar recordings of the German Federal Armed Forces, the airplane was captured several more times within the turn radius: at 1107:50 hrs in an altitude of 1,200 ft AMSL, at 1108:01 hrs in an altitude of 2,700 ft AMSL, and finally in 1,700 ft AMSL and 1,000 ft AMSL. The recording ended at 1108:21 hrs in an altitude of 600 ft AMSL. The airplane crashed into a field south of the Polish city of Gubin and caught fire. Both occupants lost their lives.
Probable cause:
The accident is caused by a loss of control, when the aircraft changed from visual to instrument flight conditions during landing approach.
The following contributing factors were:
- the loss of visual reference in the turn,
- the change form automatic to manual flight control during a bank attitude,
- the permanently high speed during the landing approach.
Final Report:

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2TP in Zielona Góra

Date & Time: Sep 2, 2005
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
SP-ANA
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Zielona Góra - Zielona Góra
MSN:
1G29-21
YOM:
1963
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft was engaged in a local survey flight (forest fire) in the region of Zielona Góra. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the engine failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed in a wooded area. All three occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111F-2 in Szczaniec: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1942 at 1530 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2415
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Szczaniec, killing all four occupants, three crew members and one civilian.
Crew:
Uffz Heinz Pfütze, pilot,
Uffz Truagott Hickel, observer,
OW Richard Bachert, mechanic.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the accident was the consequence of a pilot error.

Crash of a Junkers JU.86 in Żagań: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 18, 1942 at 0945 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
072
YOM:
1936
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed for unknown reasons just after takeoff from Sagan-Küpper Airport (Żagań), Poland. Four crew members were killed and a fifth was injured.
Crew:
Narrative:
Fw Arthur Pfeiffer, pilot, †
Uffz Karl Sell, pilot, †
Uffz Martin Rudel, pilot, †
Gefr Walter Usler, radio operator,
Gefr Gerhard Spiekenheier, mechanic. †

Crash of a Junkers JU.86 in Dobre nad Kwisą: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 9, 1942 at 2205 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
0026
YOM:
1936
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Sprottau (now Szprotawa) Airport, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed one km south of Dobre nad Kwisą, about 16 km west of the airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Werner Trockel, pilot,
Ogfr Erwin Roth, pilot,
Uffz Robert Murach, radio operator,
Ogfr Martin Sengespeik, mechanic.
Probable cause:
The accident was attributed to icing.