D-CHVB

On January 25, 1995 at 12:00 AM, D-CHVB experienced a crash involving Cessna 550 Citation II, operated by Viessmann Werke, with the event recorded near Allendorf-Eder Hesse.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The descent to Allendorf-Eder Airport was completed in poor weather conditions. On approach, the captain cancelled the IFR flight plan and decided to initiate a go-around procedure for unknown reasons. The aircraft nosed down to 30° then rolled to the right to 60° and crashed in a wooded area. Both pilots were killed. It was reported that the copilot was the PIC at the time of the accident.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-CHVB, MSN 550-0629, year of manufacture 1989.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.0670°, 8.6271°.