Hoogeveen - Hoogeveen

On June 16, 1996 at 12:00 AM, Hoogeveen - Hoogeveen experienced a crash involving Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant, operated by Pink Aviation Services, with the event recorded near Hoogeveen Drenthe.

The flight was categorized as skydiving / paratroopers 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, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft was dispatched at Hoogeveen Airport to perform local skydiving missions. While cruising at an altitude of 8,000 feet, both engines failed simultaneously. The crew ordered the skydivers to bail out and decided to return for an emergency landing. On final, the crew realized he could not make it and eventually completed an emergency landing in a potato field located about 500 metres short of runway. Both pilots escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration OE-FDI, MSN 1869, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.7264°, 6.4931°.