Berlin – Frankfurt

On October 30, 1961 at 06:48 PM, Berlin – Frankfurt experienced a crash involving Vickers Viscount, operated by British United Airways - BUA, with the event recorded near Frankfurt-Main Hesse.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

16 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 16 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 12, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was on a scheduled service (charter flight) from Berlin to Frankfurt-Main. Aboard were a pilot-in-command, a copilot, 2 stewardesses, 11 passengers and one child. The flight proceeded normally until the final approach at its destination. During a missed ILS approach in poor visibility the aircraft struck the ground alongside runway 25 and was badly damaged while rolling to a stop. Two of the sixteen occupants were injured. The accident occurred at 1848LT.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AODH, MSN 78, year of manufacture 1955.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.1362°, 8.5955°.