Rotterdam - Thessaloniki

On November 13, 1988 at 01:55 PM, Rotterdam - Thessaloniki experienced a crash involving Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I, operated by S. Lubbezoo, with the event recorded near Niedernberg Bavaria.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While in cruising level over Germany on a positioning flight from Rotterdam to Thessaloniki, the right engine failed and its propeller feathered automatically. The crew informed ATC and started a descent in an order to divert to the nearest airport. While descending, the power was restored on the right engine but it failed again. Once the altitude of 6,000 feet was reached on descent, the left engine failed as well. The crew reduced his altitude and completed a belly landing in an open field located near Niedernberg. Both pilots escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N750BR, MSN 99, year of manufacture 1963.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.9159°, 9.1366°.