Hanover – Hamburg – Málaga

On September 6, 1971 at 06:21 PM, Hanover – Hamburg – Málaga experienced a crash involving BAc 111, operated by Paninternational, with the event recorded near Hamburg-Helmut-Schmidt (Fuhlsbüttel) Hamburg.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

121 people were known to be on board, 22 fatalities were recorded, 99 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 18.2%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 115, passenger fatalities: 21, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from runway 34 at Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport, while climbing to an altitude of 1,000 feet, both engine stopped almost simultaneously (the right engine failed immediately after the left engine). The crew declared an emergency and the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing on the Hamburg - Kiel Highway. On touchdown, the airplane slid for several yards, struck a concrete bridge, lost its wings and tail. It veered to the left and came to rest in flames, broken in two after the cockpit separated. A crew member and 21 passengers were killed while all others occupants escaped, 45 of them were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-ALAR, MSN 207, year of manufacture 1970.