Wiener Neustadt - Wiener Neustadt
Flight / Schedule
Wiener Neustadt - Wiener Neustadt
Aircraft
De Havilland DHC-2 BeaverRegistration
3B-GE
MSN
1424
Year of Manufacture
1960
Date
October 6, 1965 at 03:03 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Waldegg-Peisching Lower Austria
Region
Europe • Austria
Coordinates
47.8688°, 16.0467°
Narrative Report
On October 6, 1965 at 03:03 PM, Wiener Neustadt - Wiener Neustadt experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, operated by Austrian Air Force - Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte, with the event recorded near Waldegg-Peisching Lower Austria.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.
6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.
The crew left Wiener Neustadt Airport for a local training mission with four skydivers on board. The airplane was in a formation with three other similar aircraft. Three minutes after takeoff, while climbing, the single aircraft went out of control and crashed in a prairie located 14 km northwest of the airfield. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and all six occupants were killed. Crew: Wilfling Franz, pilot, Farkas Franz, pilot. Passengers: Paky Leopold, Leeb Gerd, Parzer Werner, Hofer Harald.
Aircraft reference details include registration 3B-GE, MSN 1424, year of manufacture 1960.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.8688°, 16.0467°.
Fatalities
Total
6
Crew
2
Passengers
4
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew left Wiener Neustadt Airport for a local training mission with four skydivers on board. The airplane was in a formation with three other similar aircraft. Three minutes after takeoff, while climbing, the single aircraft went out of control and crashed in a prairie located 14 km northwest of the airfield. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and all six occupants were killed. Crew: Wilfling Franz, pilot, Farkas Franz, pilot. Passengers: Paky Leopold, Leeb Gerd, Parzer Werner, Hofer Harald.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
4
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 6
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Wiener Neustadt - Wiener Neustadt
Flight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Austria
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