Hamburg - Westerland

On November 13, 1982 at 12:00 AM, Hamburg - Westerland experienced a crash involving Cessna 414 Chancellor, operated by Private German, with the event recorded near Schlüttsiel Schleswig-Holstein.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While descending to Westerland-Sylt Airport on a flight from Hamburg, the pilot encountered engine problems caused by fuel issue. He reduced his altitude and ditch the aircraft off Schlüttsiel, about 35 km southeast of Sylt Airport. All four occupants were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-IGHK, MSN 414-0822, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 54.6818°, 8.7552°.