Oberpfaffenhofen - Oberpfaffenhofen

On March 26, 1982 at 06:00 PM, Oberpfaffenhofen - Oberpfaffenhofen experienced a crash involving Dornier DO228, operated by Dornier Flugzeugwerke, with the event recorded near Igenhausen Bavaria.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine airplane departed Oberpfaffenhofen Airport at 1727LT on a local test flight with one pilot and two inspectors from the UK CAA. The flight was part of the UK Civil Aviation Authority's certification program for the type. En route, the airplane entered a nose-down attitude then dove into the ground and crashed in a wooded area. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all three occupants were killed. The loss of control occurred after the crew selected nose-down trim.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-IFNS, MSN 4358, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.4716°, 11.0466°.