Stauning - Manchester

On May 21, 1999 at 02:00 AM, Stauning - Manchester experienced a crash involving Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, operated by Private Danish, with the event recorded near Stauning Midtjylland.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river 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 human factor. The twin engine aircraft departed Stauning Airport at 0000LT on a cargo flight to Manchester with two pilots on board. Shortly after takeoff from runway 27, while in initial climb by night, the crew declared an emergency after the main cabin door opened. The captain reduced both engines power and the aircraft crash landed on the Klægbanke, less than 4 km from the airport. Both pilots were rescued an hour later (they were uninjured) and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration OY-BIM, MSN 421B-0878, year of manufacture 1974.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.9622°, 8.3723°.