Frankfurt - Frankfurt

On July 15, 1964 at 12:00 AM, Frankfurt - Frankfurt experienced a crash involving Boeing 720, operated by Lufthansa, with the event recorded near Ansbach Bavaria.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew departed Frankfurt-Main Airport at 0933LT on a training mission, initially scheduled at an altitude of 13,000 feet. After he completed several maneuvers, the crew was cleared to descend to 3,600 feet when control was lost. The airplane apparently rolled inverted and crashed in a huge explosion in a field located in Ansbach. All three crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-ABOP, MSN 18249, year of manufacture 1962.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.3654°, 10.2104°.