Bad Vöslau - Nice

On April 10, 1998 at 01:20 PM, Bad Vöslau - Nice experienced a crash involving Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, operated by Private German, with the event recorded near Monaco All Monaco.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The twin engine aircraft departed Bad Vöslau Airport at 0900LT on a private flight to Nice. While approaching Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport in poor weather conditions, the aircraft suffered a double engine failure. The pilot attempted to ditch the aircraft that crashed one nautical mile off Monaco. Four passengers were killed while four other occupants were rescued, among them the pilot, his wife and daughter. The aircraft sank and its wreckage was found four days later at a depth of 165 metres. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were poor with heavy rain falls and hail.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-IALE, MSN 421C-0635, year of manufacture 1974.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.7342°, 7.4178°.