D-ICAD

On April 22, 1989 at 12:00 AM, D-ICAD experienced a crash involving Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, operated by Private German, with the event recorded near Schwäbisch Gmünd Baden-Württemberg.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 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: 6, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine aircraft was returning to Stuttgart after a flight from Corsica, carrying six passengers and one pilot. While descending to Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and limited visibility due to fog and heavy rain falls. In such conditions, he failed to realize his altitude was too low when the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Bargauer Horn located southeast of Schwäbisch Gmünd, about 49 km northeast of Stuttgart Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all seven occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-ICAD, MSN 421C-1016, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.7999°, 9.7978°.