Essen – Westerland

On January 4, 1996 at 12:00 AM, Essen – Westerland experienced a crash involving Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), operated by Private German, with the event recorded near Westerland-Sylt Schleswig-Holstein.

The flight was categorized as private 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: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The single engine aircraft departed Essen-Mülheim Airport on a private flight to Westerland-Sylt Airport, carrying one passenger and one pilot. While descending to Westerland-Sylt Airport, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to fog and snow falls. On approach, the aircraft crashed few km from the airfield, killing both occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-EPWK, MSN 46-8608063, year of manufacture 1986.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 54.9059°, 8.3130°.