Hamburg - Hamburg
Flight / Schedule
Hamburg - Hamburg
Aircraft
Nord 2501 NoratlasRegistration
GC+106
MSN
62
Year of Manufacture
1955
Date
September 16, 1959 at 02:22 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Test
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Oederquart Lower Saxony
Region
Europe • Germany
Coordinates
53.8000°, 9.2500°
Narrative Report
On September 16, 1959 at 02:22 PM, Hamburg - Hamburg experienced a crash involving Nord 2501 Noratlas, operated by German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe, with the event recorded near Oederquart Lower Saxony.
The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The crew left Hamburg-Finkenwerder for a test flight. En route, in unclear circumstances, the airplane went out of control and crashed in flames in an open field located in Oederquart, Lower Saxony. The airplane was destroyed and all four crew members were killed. Crew: Johannes Nagel, pilot, Horst Weihrauch, copilot, Ulrich Doletzki, mechanic, Werner Stegen, radio operator.
Aircraft reference details include registration GC+106, MSN 62, year of manufacture 1955.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.8000°, 9.2500°.
Fatalities
Total
4
Crew
4
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew left Hamburg-Finkenwerder for a test flight. En route, in unclear circumstances, the airplane went out of control and crashed in flames in an open field located in Oederquart, Lower Saxony. The airplane was destroyed and all four crew members were killed. Crew: Johannes Nagel, pilot, Horst Weihrauch, copilot, Ulrich Doletzki, mechanic, Werner Stegen, radio operator.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Hamburg - Hamburg
Flight Type
Test
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Germany
Aircraft Details
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