D-ILEP
Flight / Schedule
D-ILEP
Aircraft
Cessna 404 TitanRegistration
D-ILEP
MSN
404-0688
Year of Manufacture
1980
Operator
Cologne Commercial FlightDate
August 29, 1987 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Positioning
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Grosser Feldberg Hesse
Region
Europe • Germany
Coordinates
50.2318°, 8.4568°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On August 29, 1987 at 12:00 AM, D-ILEP experienced a crash involving Cessna 404 Titan, operated by Cologne Commercial Flight, with the event recorded near Grosser Feldberg Hesse.
The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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. While cruising in poor visibility due to heavy fog, the pilot failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the twin engine aircraft struck an observation tower located on the Grosser Feldberg (881 meters high) located in the Taunus Mountain Range, about 22 km north of Frankfurt-Main Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration D-ILEP, MSN 404-0688, year of manufacture 1980.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.2318°, 8.4568°.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
While cruising in poor visibility due to heavy fog, the pilot failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the twin engine aircraft struck an observation tower located on the Grosser Feldberg (881 meters high) located in the Taunus Mountain Range, about 22 km north of Frankfurt-Main Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 1
Operational Details
Operator
Cologne Commercial FlightFlight Type
Positioning
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Europe • Germany
Aircraft Details
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