Westerland – Husum

On February 12, 1969 at 12:00 AM, Westerland – Husum experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe, with the event recorded near Husum Schleswig-Holstein.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

On final approach to Husum Airport, while completing a calibration flight from Westerland, the airplane stalled and crashed in a field located few hundred meters short of runway. All four crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 14+05, MSN 16316/33064, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 54.4854°, 9.0538°.