Neubiberg – Erding – Cologne

On February 12, 1969 at 02:00 PM, Neubiberg – Erding – Cologne experienced a crash involving Nord 2501 Noratlas, operated by German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe, with the event recorded near Erding AFB Bavaria.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a city crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 91.7%.

Crew on board: 12, crew fatalities: 10, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 1.

The listed crash cause is weather. Shortly after takeoff from Erding AFB, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls and the captain decided to return. On final, the airplane stalled and crashed onto a house located one km short of runway. Ten crew members as well as a young girl aged 2 1/2 were killed. The captain and the navigator were the sole survivors. The pilot was reportedly later killed in the fatal crash of the Noratlas 52+79 near Königsdorf, November 19, 1970.

Aircraft reference details include registration 52+57, MSN D066, year of manufacture 1955.