Stuttgart - Bordeaux

On July 2, 1988 at 12:00 AM, Stuttgart - Bordeaux experienced a crash involving Transall C-160, operated by German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe, with the event recorded near Bordeaux-Mérignac Gironde.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On approach to Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport following an uneventful flight from Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport, one of the engine failed. The aircraft lost height, struck power cables and crashed in a wooded area located in Eysines, few km short of runway 23 threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and all six occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 50+80, MSN D117, year of manufacture 1971.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 44.8311°, -0.6917°.