Vienna - Hanover

On October 8, 1991 at 12:00 AM, Vienna - Hanover experienced a crash involving Cessna 425 Conquest, operated by FBG - Fahrzeugbetriebesgesellschaft, with the event recorded near Hanover-Langenhagen Lower Saxony.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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 technical failure. On approach to Hanover-Langenhagen Airport, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. Unable to locate the runway, he decided to initiate a go-around procedure when the aircraft lost height and crashed 200 metres short of runway 27R. The aircraft was destroyed and all seven occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was reduced to 400 metres due to fog.

Aircraft reference details include registration OE-FPS, MSN 425-0024, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.4314°, 9.7200°.