Leer - Oldenburg

On October 27, 1978 at 12:00 AM, Leer - Oldenburg experienced a crash involving Partenavia P.68, operated by Private German, with the event recorded near Leer-Papenburg (Leer-Nüttermoor) Lower Saxony.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot departed Leer-Nüttermoor Airport on a short flight to Oldenburg-Hatten Airfield located about 62 km southeast from the departure point. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the pilot encountered limited visibility and marginal weather conditions when he lost control of the airplane that crashed in Neermoor, about 3 km north of the airport. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-GANE, MSN 104, year of manufacture 1977.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.2719°, 7.4433°.