Hohn - Chania

On February 9, 1975 at 05:30 PM, Hohn - Chania experienced a crash involving Transall C-160, operated by German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe, with the event recorded near Chania Crete / <U+039A><U+03C1><U+03AE>t<U+03B7>.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

42 people were known to be on board, 42 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 37, passenger fatalities: 37, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The airplane departed Hohn Air Base in Schleswig-Holstein on a flight to Chania-Souda Airport, Greece, carrying 37 German soldiers and a crew of five who were to join a NATO contingency in Crete. The approach to Chania Airport was initiated in poor weather conditions with fog and snow falls. While descending to an altitude of 5,000 feet, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Kukules located about 24 km from the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 42 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 50+63, MSN D085, year of manufacture 1970.