Stuttgart – Biberach an der Riss

On June 27, 1983 at 11:26 AM, Stuttgart – Biberach an der Riss experienced a crash involving Partenavia P.68, operated by Private German, with the event recorded near Biberach an der Riss Baden-Württemberg.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 2 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While approaching Biberach an der Riss Airport on a short flight from Stuttgart, the twin engine airplane collided with a French Air Force (Armée de l'Air) Mirage IIIR registered 342/33-CA. Both aircraft entered a dive and crashed onto several houses located between the villages of Assmannshardt and Birkenhardt, north of the airfield. Both occupants of the Partenavia, the pilot of the Mirage and four people on the ground were killed. A dozen other people on the ground were injured, some of them seriously.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-GFPH, MSN 166, year of manufacture 1978.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.1579°, 9.8519°.