Stuttgart - Leipzig

On September 1, 1975 at 08:00 AM, Stuttgart - Leipzig experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-134, operated by Interflug, with the event recorded near Leipzig-Halle Saxony.

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

34 people were known to be on board, 27 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 79.4%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 28, passenger fatalities: 24, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The approach to Leipzig-Halle Airport was completed in marginal weather conditions. On short final, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when, at a height of 3 meters, the airplane struck the localizer antenna. The left engine and a part of the left wing were torn off. Out of control, the airplane crashed in flames 300 meters short of runway threshold. Three crew members and four passengers were injured while 27 other occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration DM-SCD, MSN 9 35 07 02, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.4944°, 12.0100°.