Zell am See - Zell am See

On October 17, 1998 at 03:02 PM, Zell am See - Zell am See experienced a crash involving Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant, operated by Pink Aviation Services, with the event recorded near Zell am See Salzburg.

The flight was categorized as skydiving / paratroopers and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

21 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 21 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: 19, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. After takeoff from runway 25 at Zell am See Airport, the aircraft started to roll left and right. It banked right to an angle of 40° then stalled and crashed in an open field near the airport. All 21 occupants were rescued, among them eight were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair after the undercarriage and both wings were torn off upon impact.

Aircraft reference details include registration OE-FDF, MSN 1958, year of manufacture 1978.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.3058°, 12.7922°.