Wunstorf – Kaufbeuren

On May 11, 1990 at 12:00 AM, Wunstorf – Kaufbeuren experienced a crash involving Transall C-160, operated by German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe, with the event recorded near Lohr am Main Bavaria.

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

10 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was completing a flight from Wunstorf AFB to Kaufbeuren AFB, carrying five technicians and five crew members. En route, while cruising in poor weather conditions, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a wooded area located in the Spessart Mountain Range near Lohr am Main. The aircraft was destroyed and all 10 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 50+39, MSN D61, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.9948°, 9.5738°.