Berlin - Salzburg

On February 19, 1996 at 09:54 AM, Berlin - Salzburg experienced a crash involving Cessna 550 Citation II, operated by Private Wings Flugcharter, with the event recorded near Freilassing Bavaria.

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.

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: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

Following an uneventful charter flight from Berlin, the crew was cleared to descend from FL140 and started the approach to Salzburg-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Airport. After being established on the ILS, the crew was cleared to land when, on short final, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a wooded area located in Freilassing, about 5,5 km short of runway 16, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 10 occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, severe icing conditions were reported in the area.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-CASH, MSN 550-0564, year of manufacture 1987.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.8410°, 12.9824°.