Liège – Linz
Flight / Schedule
Liège – Linz
Aircraft
Beechcraft 80 Queen AirRegistration
HB-GBE
MSN
LD-109
Year of Manufacture
1963
Operator
Masa TreuunternehmenDate
March 14, 1964 at 03:35 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Executive/Corporate/Business
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Kehrig Rhineland-Palatinate
Region
Europe • Germany
Coordinates
50.2796°, 7.2225°
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
On March 14, 1964 at 03:35 PM, Liège – Linz experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, operated by Masa Treuunternehmen, with the event recorded near Kehrig Rhineland-Palatinate.
The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
4 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 75.0%.
Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is weather. While cruising at an altitude of 8,000 feet in marginal weather conditions, the airplane went of control, dove into the ground and crashed onto a house located in Kehrig. All three passengers were killed while the pilot was seriously injured.
Aircraft reference details include registration HB-GBE, MSN LD-109, year of manufacture 1963.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.2796°, 7.2225°.
Fatalities
Total
3
Crew
0
Passengers
3
Other
0
Crash Summary
While cruising at an altitude of 8,000 feet in marginal weather conditions, the airplane went of control, dove into the ground and crashed onto a house located in Kehrig. All three passengers were killed while the pilot was seriously injured.
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
3
Estimated Survivors
1
Fatality Rate
75.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Liège – Linz
Operator
Masa TreuunternehmenFlight Type
Executive/Corporate/Business
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Germany
Aircraft Details
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